The hottest peppers in the world

Every pepper we track, ranked by Scoville heat.

Pepper X

2.7M SHU
Dragon's Breath pepper

Dragon's Breath

2.5M SHU
Carolina Reaper pepper

Carolina Reaper

1.4–2.2M SHU
Komodo Dragon pepper

Komodo Dragon

1.4–2.2M SHU
Trinidad Scorpion pepper

Trinidad Scorpion

1.2–2M SHU
Scorpion Pepper pepper

Scorpion Pepper

1.2–2M SHU
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion

1.2–2M SHU
Naga Viper pepper

Naga Viper

0.9–1.4M SHU
7 Pot pepper

7 Pot

1–1.2M SHU
Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) pepper

Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)

0.9–1M SHU
Chocolate Habanero pepper

Chocolate Habanero

425–577K SHU
Fatalii pepper

Fatalii

125–400K SHU
Scotch Bonnet pepper

Scotch Bonnet

100–350K SHU
Habanero pepper

Habanero

100–350K SHU
Red Habanero pepper

Red Habanero

100–350K SHU

White Habanero

100–350K SHU
Madame Jeanette pepper

Madame Jeanette

125–325K SHU

Devil's Tongue

125–325K SHU
Datil pepper

Datil

100–300K SHU
Thai Pepper pepper

Thai Pepper

50–100K SHU

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