Below is a hot pepper heat scale and Scoville ratings or heat units in regards to how hot a pepper is scientifically determined to be. If you don't find the pepper you're looking for---please let us know so we can update this for all our visitors to see.
| Pepper Type | Scoville Rating |
Sweet Bell |
0 |
Sweet Banana |
0 |
Pimento |
0 |
Cherry |
0 ~ 500 |
Pepperoncini |
100 ~ 500 |
Sonora |
300 ~ 600 |
El-Paso |
500 ~ 700 |
Santa Fe Grande |
500 ~ 750 |
NuMex R Naky |
500 ~ 1,000 |
Coronado |
700 ~ 1,000 |
TAM Mild Jalapeno |
1,000 ~ 1,500 |
New Mexico 6-4 |
1,000 ~ 1,500 |
Espanola |
1,000 ~ 2,000 |
Poblano |
1,000 ~ 2,000 |
Ancho |
1,000 ~ 2,000 |
Mulato |
1,000 ~ 2,000 |
Pasilla |
1,000 ~ 2,000 |
Anaheim |
500 ~ 2,500 |
Sandia |
500 ~ 2,500 |
NuMex Big Jim |
1,500 ~ 2,500 |
Rocotillo |
1,500 ~ 2,500 |
Pulla |
700 ~ 3,000 |
NuMex Joe E. Parker |
1,500 ~ 3,000 |
Bulgarian Carrot |
2,000 ~ 5,000 |
Mirasol |
2,500 ~ 5,000 |
Guajillo |
2,500 ~ 5,000 |
Jalapeno |
2,500 ~ 8,000 |
Chipolte |
5,000 ~ 8,000 |
Long Thick Cayenne |
6,000 ~ 8,500 |
Hot Wax |
5,000 ~ 9,000 |
Puya |
5,000 ~ 10,000 |
Hidalgo |
6,000 ~ 17,000 |
Aji Escabeche |
12,000 ~ 17,000 |
Serrano |
8,000 ~ 22,000 |
Manzano |
12,000 ~ 30,000 |
Shipkas |
12,000 ~ 30,000 |
NuMex Barker's Hot |
15,000 ~ 30,000 |
De Arbol |
15,000 ~ 30,000 |
Jaloro |
30,000 ~ 50,000 |
Aji |
30,000 ~ 50,000 |
Tabasco |
30,000 ~ 50,000 |
Cayenne |
30,000 ~ 50,000 |
Santaka |
40,000 ~ 50,000 |
Super Chile |
40,000 ~ 50,000 |
Piquin |
40,000 ~ 58,000 |
NuMex XX Hot |
60,000 ~ 70,000 |
Yatsafusa |
50,000 ~ 75,000 |
Red Amazon |
55,000 ~ 75,000 |
Haimen |
70,000 ~ 80,000 |
Chiltecpin |
60,000 ~ 85,000 |
Thai |
50,000 ~ 100,000 |
Merah |
85,000 ~ 100,000 |
Tabiche |
85,000 ~ 115,000 |
Bahamian |
95,000 ~ 110,000 |
Carolina Cayenne |
100,000 ~ 125,000 |
Kumataka |
125,000 ~ 150,000 |
Bahamian |
125,000 ~ 300,000 |
Jamaican Hot |
100,000 ~ 200,000 |
Birds Eye |
100,000 ~ 225,000 |
Tepin (Wild) |
100,000 ~ 265,000 |
Datil |
1,000 ~ 300,000 |
Devil Toung |
125,000 ~ 325,000 |
Fatalii |
125,000 ~ 325,000 |
Orange Habanero |
150,000 ~ 325,000 |
Scotch Bonnet |
150,000 ~ 325,000 |
TigrePaw-NR |
265,000 ~ 348,000 |
Rocoto / Manzano |
225,000 ~ 350,000 |
Caribbean Red |
120,000 ~ 400,000 |
Chocolate Habanero |
325,000 ~ 425,000 |
Red Savina Habanero |
350,000 ~ 575,000 |
Dorset Naga |
800,000 ~ 900,000 |
Bhut Jolokia "Ghost Pepper" |
800,000 ~ 1,041,000 |
Common Pepper Spray |
2-3,000,000 |
Police Grade Spray |
5,300,000 |
Homodihydrocapsaicin |
8,600,000 |
Nordihydrocapsaicin |
9,100,000 |
Pure Capsaicin |
15-16,000,000 |
