Hottest Peppers in the World, Ranked by Heat in Scovilles
Ranks 3641–3660 of 4,364 · browse the full database
- =3540Ms. Junie HatchC. annuum1,000–8,000 SHU
- =3540OrdonoC. annuum1,000–8,000 SHU
- =3540Rezha MacedonianC. annuum1,000–8,000 SHU
- =3540Pretty PurpleC. annuum100–8,000 SHU
- =3645Aji ChampionC. baccatum7,500 SHU
- =3645Aji CochabambaC. baccatum7,500 SHU
- =3645Aji Fantasy OrangeC. baccatum7,500 SHU
- =3645Bolivian RedC. chinense7,500 SHU
- =3645Jalapeño DieghitoC. annuum7,500 SHU
- =3645Jalapeño MattapenoC. annuum7,500 SHU
- =3645ZebrangeC. baccatum7,500 SHU
- =3645Xion MutantC. annuum7,000–7,500 SHU
- =3653Prik Chi FaaC. annuum5,000–7,000 SHU
- =3653SandiaC. annuum5,000–7,000 SHU
- =3653Aji Peri PeriC. baccatum1,000–7,000 SHU
- =3653PatagoniaC. annuum1,000–7,000 SHU
- =3657Jalapeño WhiteC. annuum6,250 SHU
- =3657Mucho Nacho JalapeñoC. annuum6,250 SHU
- =3659Brown JalapeñoC. annuum6,000 SHU
- =3659Jalapeño Orange SpiceC. annuum6,000 SHU
How to read these numbers
Ranked on the heat figure for each variety: the top of its SHU range, or the one number on file. Capsaicin content swings with the seed line, the soil, the weather and where on the plant a pod grew, and two labs testing the same harvest can return different numbers. Very few of these varieties have ever been through a certified test; most figures trace to a breeder or a seed seller rather than a laboratory.
No warranty. WikiPepper publishes these figures as reported and warranties none of them. Treat a Scoville number as a claim about one harvest, not a property of the variety, and do not rely on it for anything that matters.
A rank marked = is shared: those varieties hold the same heat figure, usually because one breeder’s published number was applied across a family, so their order on the page carries no meaning. 1,060 varieties have no Scoville figure recorded at all and are not ranked; they still appear in the database. Spotted a figure you can source? Tell us.