What are the hottest peppers?!


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What are the hottest peppers?


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The Scoville Scale is what is used to determing the hottness of peppers, below is the scoville scale with ratings from Hottest to lowest. Click on my source link to learn more about Scoville Units...

Scoville rating Type of pepper
15,000,000–16,000,000 Pure capsaicin[4]
9,100,000 Nordihydrocapsaicin
2,000,000–5,300,000 Standard US Grade pepper spray [5]
855,000–1,041,427 Naga Jolokia [6][7][8][9]
350,000–577,000 Red Savina Habanero
100,000–350,000 Habanero Chile [10]
100,000–350,000 Scotch Bonnet [10]
100,000–200,000 Jamaican Hot Pepper [5]
50,000–100,000 Thai Pepper, Malagueta Pepper, Chiltepin Pepper
30,000–50,000 Cayenne Pepper, Ají pepper [10], Tabasco pepper
10,000–23,000 Serrano Pepper
7,000–8,000 Tabasco Sauce (Habanero)[11]
5,000–10,000 Wax Pepper
2,500–8,000 Jalape?o Pepper
2,500–5,000 Tabasco Sauce (Tabasco pepper) [11]
1,500–2,500 Rocotillo Pepper
1,000–1,500 Poblano Pepper
600–800 Tabasco Sauce (Green Pepper) [11]
500–1000 Anaheim pepper
100–500 Pimento [5], Pepperoncini
0 No heat, Bell pepper [5]




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