Hottest Peppers in the World, Ranked by Heat in Scovilles
Ranks 3761–3780 of 4,364 · browse the full database
- =3675Italian RoasterC. annuum500–5,000 SHU
- =3675Aji Santa CruzC. baccatum300–5,000 SHU
- =3763Short Yellow TabascoC. annuum4,500 SHU
- =3763Jalapeño ChernobylC. annuum2,500–4,500 SHU
- =3763NuMex Joe E. ParkerC. annuum1,500–4,500 SHU
- =3763Rocoto Mini YellowC. pubescens500–4,500 SHU
- 3767Jalapeño La BombaC. annuum4,250 SHU
- =3768Jalapeño PurpleC. annuum4,000 SHU
- =3768Piment d'EspeletteC. annuum1,500–4,000 SHU
- =3768Zamora YellowC. annuum1,200–4,000 SHU
- =3768CAP 1546C. annuum100–4,000 SHU
- =3772Cherry BombC. annuum3,750 SHU
- =3772Jalapeño ConchosC. annuum3,750 SHU
- =3772MirasolC. annuum3,750 SHU
- =3772NuMex Lemon SpiceC. annuum3,750 SHU
- =3776Aji Little Finger OrangeC. baccatum3,500 SHU
- =3776Cacho NegroC. annuum3,500 SHU
- =3776Cherry LargeC. annuum3,500 SHU
- =3776Sweet Red Cherry PepperC. annuum3,500 SHU
- =3776Red Cherry SmallC. annuum500–3,500 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.