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Hottest Peppers Scale

Hottest Peppers Scale

Hottest Peppers Scale

Sandia Seed's list of their 101 peppers of the world, 
in order of their heat Scoville scale ratings:

 

Bell Chocolate Sweet - 0 Scovilles
Bell Golden Cal Wonder - 0
Bell Green Cal Wonder - 0
Bell Orange Mini Snacker 0
Bell Purple Beauty - 0
Cubanelle
- 0
Fushimi - 0
Jimmy Nardello - 0
Marconi Red - 0
Pimiento - 0
Shishito - 0
Sweet Cherry - 0
Trick or Treat NuMex Habanero - 0
Gypsy Pepper - 0
Padron 0-100
Paprika 0-100
Alma Paprika 0-500
Piquillo 0-500
Pimento Sheepnose 0-500
Sweet Banana 0-500
Sweet Hungarian Wax 0-500
Pepperoncini Golden Greek 100-500
Anaheim 500-1,000
Anaheim - Sonora Mild 600
Biquinho Yellow Pepper 500-1,000
Poblano 500-1,000
Beaver Dam 1,000
Hatch Green Mild - NM 6-4 1,000
Heritage 6-4 NuMex 1,000
Poblano Ancho Gigantea 1,000-3,000
Cascabella Peppers 1,500-3,000
Jalapeno TAM 1,000-1,500
Guizeppi Hatch Green Chile 1,000-1,500
Mulato Isleno (Chocolate Poblano) 1,000-1,500
Pasilla Bajio 1,000-2,000
Hatch Red Medium - Joe E. Parker
1,000-3,000
Big Jim Legacy Green Chile 2,000-4,000
Hatch Green Medium - Big Jim
2,000-4,000
Big Jim NuMex 2,500-4,000
Jalapeno Traveler 2,500-8,000
Guajillo 3,000-5,000
Red Cherry Hot 3,000-5,000
Santa Fe Grande 3,000-5,000
Chimayo 4,000-5,000
Fresno 5,000
Jalapeno Jaloro 5,000
Patio Fire & Ice Ornamental Pepper
5,000
Mirasol Pueblo Mosco 5,000
Hot Hungarian Wax Pepper 5,000-10,000
Fish Pepper 5,000-30,000
Hatch Red Hot - Sandia Hot 6,000-7,000
Sandia Select NuMex 8,000-9,000
Hatch Green Hot - DoubleCross 9,000-10,000
Hatch Green XHot - Barker's Hot 9,000-10,000
Hatch Red X Hot - Ms. Junie 9,000-10,000
Easter NuMex 10,000
Mirasol Pueblo Giadone 10,000
Serrano Hidalgo 6,000-17,000
Hatch Green X Hot - Rattlesnake 10,000-18,000
Dynamite Green Chile 12,000
Bulgarian Carrot 12,000
Jalapeno M 12,000
Twilight NuMex 15,000
Serrano Tampiqueno 15,000-25,000
Aji Limo / Lemon Drop 15,000-30,000
Chile de Arbol15,000-30,000
Jalmundo NuMex 17,000
Cayenne NuMex Las Cruces 17,400
Goat Horn 20,000
Bolivian Rainbow 30,000
Jalapeno Early 5,000 - 30,000
Lemon Spice Jalapeno NuMex 30,000
Aji Amarillo 30,000-50,000
Tabasco 30,000-50,000
Cayenne Ring of Fire 50,000
Pequin 50,000-100,000
Thai Hot 50,000-100,000
Malagueta 60,000-100,000
Orange Spice Jalapeno NuMex 80,000
Tepin /Chiltepin 100,000 - 250,000
Scotch Bonnet Yellow 200,000-325,000
Habanero Orange 250,000
Fatalii 300,000
Scotch Bonnet Orange 300,000
Devil's Tongue
400,000
Habanero Red 400,000
Chocolate Habanero 425,000
Habanero - Yellow Caribbean 450,000
Bhut jolokia Yellow 800,000
Tombstone Ghost Pepper 1,000,000
Tasmanian Ghost Pepper 1,100,000
Bhut Jolokia Red 1,041,427
Naga Morich 1,300,000
Trinidad 7 Pot Red Giant 1,300,000
Trinidad Scorpion 1,400,000
Carolina Reaper 1,500,000 - 2,000,000

Hottest Peppers Scale - Carolina Reaper Seeds

The new OFFICIAL hottest pepper in 2023 is Pepper X, which dethroned the former champ, the Carolina Reaper in October 2023. However, you can't grow them. The seeds are not being offered for growing. So instead grow the Trinidad Scorpion or the Carolina Reaper! Don't worry, they'll still blow your socks off.
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