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Pepper X
Dragon's Breath
Carolina Reaper
Komodo Dragon
Trinidad Scorpion
Scorpion Pepper
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
Naga Viper
7 Pot
Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)
Chocolate Habanero
Fatalii
Scotch Bonnet
Habanero
Red Habanero
White Habanero
Madame Jeanette
Devil's Tongue
Datil
Thai Pepper
Tepin
Rocoto
Sugar Rush Peach
Malagueta
Tien Tsin
Pequin
Cayenne
Ají Amarillo
Tabasco Pepper
Ají Charapita
Goat Horn
Filius Blue
Calabrian
Chile de Árbol
Manzano
Ají Limón
Fish Pepper
Serrano
Peter Pepper
Sport Pepper
Hungarian Wax
Fresno Pepper
Aleppo Pepper
Jalapeño
Chipotle
Hatch Chile
Cherry Pepper
Guajillo
Cherry Bomb
Mirasol
Espelette
Cascabel
Anaheim
Pasilla
Padrón
Poblano
Kashmiri
Ancho
Cubanelle
Biquinho
Paprika Pepper
Ají Dulce
Santa Fe Grande
Banana Pepper
Pepperoncini
Pimento
Marconi Pepper
Shishito
Jimmy Nardello
Bell Pepper
Sweet Pepper
Red Bell Pepper
Purple Bell Pepper
Orange Bell Pepper
Green Bell Pepper
Yellow Bell Pepper
Gypsy Pepper
Carmen Pepper
Mini Sweet Pepper
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hotter
Pepper X
Dragon's Breath
Carolina Reaper
Komodo Dragon
Trinidad Scorpion
Scorpion Pepper
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
Naga Viper
7 Pot
Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)
Chocolate Habanero
Fatalii
Scotch Bonnet
Habanero
Red Habanero
White Habanero
Madame Jeanette
Devil's Tongue
Datil
Thai Pepper
Tepin
Rocoto
Sugar Rush Peach
Malagueta
Tien Tsin
Pequin
Cayenne
Ají Amarillo
Tabasco Pepper
Ají Charapita
Goat Horn
Filius Blue
Calabrian
Chile de Árbol
Manzano
Ají Limón
Fish Pepper
Serrano
Peter Pepper
Sport Pepper
Hungarian Wax
Fresno Pepper
Aleppo Pepper
Jalapeño
Chipotle
Hatch Chile
Cherry Pepper
Guajillo
Cherry Bomb
Mirasol
Espelette
Cascabel
Anaheim
Pasilla
Padrón
Poblano
Kashmiri
Ancho
Cubanelle
Biquinho
Paprika Pepper
Ají Dulce
Santa Fe Grande
Banana Pepper
Pepperoncini
Pimento
Marconi Pepper
Shishito
Jimmy Nardello
Bell Pepper
Sweet Pepper
Red Bell Pepper
Purple Bell Pepper
Orange Bell Pepper
Green Bell Pepper
Yellow Bell Pepper
Gypsy Pepper
Carmen Pepper
Mini Sweet Pepper
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See where all 79 peppers land on the scale
Extreme
350K+ SHU
Pepper X
2.7M SHU
Dragon's Breath
2.5M SHU
Carolina Reaper
1.4–2.2M SHU
Komodo Dragon
1.4–2.2M SHU
Trinidad Scorpion
1.2–2M SHU
Scorpion Pepper
1.2–2M SHU
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
1.2–2M SHU
Naga Viper
0.9–1.4M SHU
7 Pot
1–1.2M SHU
Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)
0.9–1M SHU
Chocolate Habanero
425–577K SHU
Very hot
100K–350K SHU
Fatalii
125–400K SHU
Scotch Bonnet
100–350K SHU
Habanero
100–350K SHU
Red Habanero
100–350K SHU
White Habanero
100–350K SHU
Madame Jeanette
125–325K SHU
Devil's Tongue
125–325K SHU
Datil
100–300K SHU
Thai Pepper
50–100K SHU
Tepin
50–100K SHU
Rocoto
30–100K SHU
Sugar Rush Peach
50–100K SHU
Malagueta
60–100K SHU
Hot
25K–100K SHU
Tien Tsin
50–75K SHU
Pequin
40–60K SHU
Cayenne
30–50K SHU
Ají Amarillo
30–50K SHU
Tabasco Pepper
30–50K SHU
Ají Charapita
30–50K SHU
Goat Horn
30–50K SHU
Filius Blue
30–50K SHU
Calabrian
25–40K SHU
Chile de Árbol
15–30K SHU
Manzano
12–30K SHU
Ají Limón
15–30K SHU
Fish Pepper
5,000–30K SHU
Medium
2.5K–25K SHU
Serrano
10–23K SHU
Peter Pepper
10–23K SHU
Sport Pepper
10–23K SHU
Hungarian Wax
1,000–15K SHU
Fresno Pepper
2,500–10K SHU
Aleppo Pepper
10K SHU
Jalapeño
2,500–8,000 SHU
Chipotle
2,500–8,000 SHU
Hatch Chile
1,000–8,000 SHU
Cherry Pepper
100–5,000 SHU
Guajillo
2,500–5,000 SHU
Cherry Bomb
2,500–5,000 SHU
Mirasol
2,500–5,000 SHU
Espelette
400–4,000 SHU
Cascabel
1,000–3,000 SHU
Anaheim
500–2,500 SHU
Pasilla
1,000–2,500 SHU
Padrón
500–2,500 SHU
Mild
100–2.5K SHU
Poblano
1,000–2,000 SHU
Kashmiri
1,000–2,000 SHU
Ancho
1,000–1,500 SHU
Cubanelle
100–1,000 SHU
Biquinho
500–1,000 SHU
Paprika Pepper
250–1,000 SHU
Ají Dulce
0–1,000 SHU
Santa Fe Grande
500–700 SHU
Banana Pepper
0–500 SHU
Pepperoncini
100–500 SHU
Pimento
0–500 SHU
Marconi Pepper
0–500 SHU
Shishito
50–200 SHU
Jimmy Nardello
0–100 SHU
Sweet
0 SHU SHU
Bell Pepper
No heat
Sweet Pepper
No heat
Red Bell Pepper
No heat
Purple Bell Pepper
No heat
Orange Bell Pepper
No heat
Green Bell Pepper
No heat
Yellow Bell Pepper
No heat
Gypsy Pepper
No heat
Carmen Pepper
No heat
Mini Sweet Pepper
No heat