Edible Grove

Pepper varieties

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Heat
Species
Serrano pepper

Serrano

10–23K SHU
Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) pepper

Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)

0.9–1M SHU
Carolina Reaper pepper

Carolina Reaper

1.4–2.2M SHU
Jalapeño pepper

Jalapeño

2,500–8,000 SHU
Scotch Bonnet pepper

Scotch Bonnet

100–350K SHU
Habanero pepper

Habanero

100–350K SHU
Bell Pepper pepper

Bell Pepper

No heat
Banana Pepper pepper

Banana Pepper

0–500 SHU
Poblano pepper

Poblano

1,000–2,000 SHU
Fresno Pepper pepper

Fresno Pepper

2,500–10K SHU
Cayenne pepper

Cayenne

30–50K SHU
Calabrian pepper

Calabrian

25–40K SHU
Thai Pepper pepper

Thai Pepper

50–100K SHU
Sweet Pepper pepper

Sweet Pepper

No heat
Pepperoncini pepper

Pepperoncini

100–500 SHU
Ancho pepper

Ancho

1,000–1,500 SHU
Chipotle pepper

Chipotle

2,500–8,000 SHU

Aleppo Pepper

10K SHU
Anaheim pepper

Anaheim

500–2,500 SHU

Pepper X

2.7M SHU
Pequin pepper

Pequin

40–60K SHU
Hungarian Wax pepper

Hungarian Wax

1,000–15K SHU
Shishito pepper

Shishito

50–200 SHU
Cubanelle pepper

Cubanelle

100–1,000 SHU
Pimento pepper

Pimento

0–500 SHU
Chile de Árbol pepper

Chile de Árbol

15–30K SHU

Jimmy Nardello

0–100 SHU
Trinidad Scorpion pepper

Trinidad Scorpion

1.2–2M SHU
Scorpion Pepper pepper

Scorpion Pepper

1.2–2M SHU
Tepin pepper

Tepin

50–100K SHU
Ají Amarillo pepper

Ají Amarillo

30–50K SHU
Manzano pepper

Manzano

12–30K SHU
Pasilla pepper

Pasilla

1,000–2,500 SHU
Peter Pepper pepper

Peter Pepper

10–23K SHU
Hatch Chile pepper

Hatch Chile

1,000–8,000 SHU
Biquinho pepper

Biquinho

500–1,000 SHU
Cherry Pepper pepper

Cherry Pepper

100–5,000 SHU
Datil pepper

Datil

100–300K SHU
Tabasco Pepper pepper

Tabasco Pepper

30–50K SHU
Guajillo pepper

Guajillo

2,500–5,000 SHU
Red Bell Pepper pepper

Red Bell Pepper

No heat
Ají Limón pepper

Ají Limón

15–30K SHU
Purple Bell Pepper pepper

Purple Bell Pepper

No heat

Paprika Pepper

250–1,000 SHU
Rocoto pepper

Rocoto

30–100K SHU
Orange Bell Pepper pepper

Orange Bell Pepper

No heat
Green Bell Pepper pepper

Green Bell Pepper

No heat
Dragon's Breath pepper

Dragon's Breath

2.5M SHU
Ají Charapita pepper

Ají Charapita

30–50K SHU
Yellow Bell Pepper pepper

Yellow Bell Pepper

No heat
Gypsy Pepper pepper

Gypsy Pepper

No heat
Chocolate Habanero pepper

Chocolate Habanero

425–577K SHU
Naga Viper pepper

Naga Viper

0.9–1.4M SHU
Cherry Bomb pepper

Cherry Bomb

2,500–5,000 SHU
Padrón pepper

Padrón

500–2,500 SHU

Sugar Rush Peach

50–100K SHU

Santa Fe Grande

500–700 SHU
Cascabel pepper

Cascabel

1,000–3,000 SHU
Ají Dulce pepper

Ají Dulce

0–1,000 SHU

Carmen Pepper

No heat
7 Pot pepper

7 Pot

1–1.2M SHU
Goat Horn pepper

Goat Horn

30–50K SHU
Malagueta pepper

Malagueta

60–100K SHU
Espelette pepper

Espelette

400–4,000 SHU
Fatalii pepper

Fatalii

125–400K SHU

Marconi Pepper

0–500 SHU

Sport Pepper

10–23K SHU
Mirasol pepper

Mirasol

2,500–5,000 SHU
Mini Sweet Pepper pepper

Mini Sweet Pepper

No heat
Madame Jeanette pepper

Madame Jeanette

125–325K SHU

Filius Blue

30–50K SHU

Tien Tsin

50–75K SHU
Red Habanero pepper

Red Habanero

100–350K SHU

Devil's Tongue

125–325K SHU
Fish Pepper pepper

Fish Pepper

5,000–30K SHU
Komodo Dragon pepper

Komodo Dragon

1.4–2.2M SHU

White Habanero

100–350K SHU
Kashmiri pepper

Kashmiri

1,000–2,000 SHU
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion

1.2–2M SHU