How hot is the Sweet Red Cherry Pepper?

The Sweet Red Cherry Pepper measures 3,500 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a medium-heat pepper — milder than a jalapeño.

Sweet Red Cherry Pepper

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A C. annuum variety. Ripens to red, round/tomato/cherry/marbles pods. Cherry-type peppers are round, squat, and thick-walled — perfect for pickling and stuffing.

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NameSweet Red Cherry Pepper

Alternative Name(s)None yet

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)A-R-SM-T-3-021RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. annuum

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)3,500

Heat LevelMedium (1,001–15,000 SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Red

Pod FormRound/tomato/cherry/marbles

RegionNot set

Discoverer/BreederNot set

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

Further InformationEdit

A C. annuum variety. Ripens to red, round/tomato/cherry/marbles pods. Cherry-type peppers are round, squat, and thick-walled — perfect for pickling and stuffing.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026