Hottest Peppers in the World, Ranked by Heat in Scovilles
Ranks 3661–3680 of 4,364 · browse the full database
- =3659Yukari BakanC. annuum6,000 SHU
- =3659PeperoneroC. annuum5,000–6,000 SHU
- =3659ChimayoC. annuum4,000–6,000 SHU
- =3659Maria Nagy's TransylvanianC. annuum4,000–6,000 SHU
- =3659Hot BurritoC. annuum3,000–6,000 SHU
- =3659NuMex VaqueroC. annuum3,000–6,000 SHU
- =3659NuMex FarolitoC. chinense2,500–6,000 SHU
- =3659San Joaquin2,500–6,000 SHU
- =3659Bolivian YellowC. baccatum2,000–6,000 SHU
- =3659Sweet Yellow HabaneroC. chinense2,000–6,000 SHU
- =3659AfterglowC. annuum1,000–6,000 SHU
- =3659Red Crystal SpikeC. annuum1,000–6,000 SHU
- 3673Jalapeño MexicoC. annuum5,750 SHU
- 3674Mammoth JalapeñoC. annuum5,250 SHU
- =3675Aji Lily TeolindaC. baccatum5,000 SHU
- =3675ArlecchinoC. annuum5,000 SHU
- =3675Brazilian Red OliveC. baccatum5,000 SHU
- =3675CantinaC. annuum5,000 SHU
- =3675CGN 19198C. eximium5,000 SHU
- =3675CrimsonC. annuum5,000 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.
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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.