Bird's Eye Sri-Lanka

Entry Completeness90%
Bird's Eye Sri-Lanka placeholder image
Bird's Eye Sri-Lanka
None yetEdit
F-P-R-6-003
C. frutescens
50,000 - 100,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
RedEdit
Further InformationEdit Edit

A C. frutescens variety. Ripens to red, pequin/small bullet pods. Heat sits around 50,000–100,000 SHU — hot, with a lingering burn. A bird pepper — small, hot, and spread by birds who can't taste capsaicin. Found across the Americas.

LinksEdit Edit

How hot is the Bird's Eye Sri-Lanka?

The Bird's Eye Sri-Lanka measures 50,000–100,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 13 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Was this helpful? WikiPepper is free, ad-free, and community-run.

Support WikiPepper
Chat with Artie!