Hottest Peppers in the World, Ranked by Heat in Scovilles
Ranks 4041–4060 of 4,364 · browse the full database
- =4004Piquillo BasqueC. annuum500 SHU
- =4004Purple BellC. annuum500 SHU
- =4004Shanti IndianC. annuum500 SHU
- =4004Spiralus SpiralC. annuum500 SHU
- =4004Super Banana SurpriseC. annuum500 SHU
- =4004Sweet Chocolate × NuMex JalmundoC. annuum500 SHU
- =4004Sweet HeatC. annuum500 SHU
- =4004Sweet PickleC. annuum500 SHU
- =4004Trinidad Perfume × Pimenta Da NeydeC. annuum × C. chinense500 SHU
- =4004NuMex April Fool's DayC. annuum300–500 SHU
- =4004NuMex Chinese New YearC. annuum300–500 SHU
- =4004NuMex ChristmasC. annuum300–500 SHU
- =4004NuMex Cinco de MayoC. annuum300–500 SHU
- =4004NuMex Earth DayC. annuum300–500 SHU
- =4004NuMex EasterC. annuum300–500 SHU
- =4004NuMex EclipseC. annuum300–500 SHU
- =4004NuMex St Patrick's DayC. annuum300–500 SHU
- =4004NuMex Summer SolsticeC. annuum300–500 SHU
- =4004NuMex SunriseC. annuum300–500 SHU
- =4004NuMex ThanksgivingC. annuum300–500 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.