Pepper Directory

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41 peppers cataloged

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41 peppers with nicknames

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26 unique descriptors

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Mild5 peppers
Medium15 peppers
Hot8 peppers
Very Hot7 peppers
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7 Pot

Capsicum chinense

7 Pot

1,000,000-1,200,000 SHU

Extreme
slow-burnFruityEarthy

Trinidad and Caribbean

Aji Charapita

Capsicum chinense

Aji Charapita

30,000-50,000 SHU

Hot
HotFruityCitrusy

Peru, Amazonian jungle

Aleppo

Capsicum annuum

Aleppo

10,000-17,000 SHU

Medium
MediumFruityEarthy

Syria and Turkey

Anaheim

Capsicum annuum

Anaheim

500-2,500 SHU

Mild
MildEarthyBright

United States, New Mexico and California

Ancho

Capsicum annuum

Ancho

1,000-2,000 SHU

Mild
MildSweetEarthy

Mexico, Puebla

Banana Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Banana Pepper

0-500 SHU

Mild
MildSweetTangy

Hungary and Balkan region

Bird's Eye

Capsicum frutescens

Bird's Eye

50,000-175,000 SHU

Very Hot
HotFruitysharp

Southeast Asia and Africa

Brazilian Malagueta

Capsicum frutescens

Brazilian Malagueta

60,000-100,000 SHU

Very Hot
HotCitrusyBold

Brazil, Atlantic forests

Carolina Reaper

Capsicum chinense

Carolina Reaper

1,400,000-2,200,000 SHU

Extreme
instant-heatFruitySweet

United States, South Carolina

Cayenne

Capsicum annuum

Cayenne

30,000-50,000 SHU

Hot
HotEarthyBright

French Guiana and Brazil

Cherry Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Cherry Pepper

2,500-5,000 SHU

Medium
MediumSweetBright

Mediterranean Basin

Chiltepín

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum

Chiltepín

50,000-100,000 SHU

Hot
HotEarthyBright

Mexico and U.S. Southwest deserts

Chipotle

Capsicum annuum

Chipotle

2,500-8,000 SHU

Medium
MediumSmokySweet

Mexico, derived from Jalapeño

Datil

Capsicum chinense

Datil

100,000-300,000 SHU

Very Hot
HotFruitySweet

United States, St. Augustine Florida

Espelette

Capsicum annuum

Espelette

4,000-6,000 SHU

Medium
MediumFruityEarthy

France, Basque Country

Fresno

Capsicum annuum

Fresno

2,500-10,000 SHU

Medium
MediumBrightFruity

United States, California Central Valley

Ghost Pepper

Capsicum chinense

Ghost Pepper

800,000-1,041,427 SHU

Extreme
slow-burnSmokyFruity

India, Assam and Nagaland

Guajillo

Capsicum annuum

Guajillo

2,500-5,000 SHU

Medium
MediumFruityEarthy

Mexico, Zacatecas and Durango

Habanero

Capsicum chinense

Habanero

100,000-350,000 SHU

Very Hot
HotFruityCitrusy

Mexico, Yucatán Peninsula

Hungarian Wax

Capsicum annuum

Hungarian Wax

1,000-15,000 SHU

Medium
MediumTangyCrisp

Hungary, Carpathian Basin