Pepper Directory
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41 peppers cataloged
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41 peppers with nicknames
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Capsicum chinense
7 Pot
1,000,000-1,200,000 SHU
Trinidad and Caribbean
Capsicum chinense
Aji Charapita
30,000-50,000 SHU
Peru, Amazonian jungle
Capsicum annuum
Aleppo
10,000-17,000 SHU
Syria and Turkey
Capsicum annuum
Anaheim
500-2,500 SHU
United States, New Mexico and California
Capsicum annuum
Ancho
1,000-2,000 SHU
Mexico, Puebla
Capsicum annuum
Banana Pepper
0-500 SHU
Hungary and Balkan region
Capsicum frutescens
Bird's Eye
50,000-175,000 SHU
Southeast Asia and Africa
Capsicum frutescens
Brazilian Malagueta
60,000-100,000 SHU
Brazil, Atlantic forests
Capsicum chinense
Carolina Reaper
1,400,000-2,200,000 SHU
United States, South Carolina
Capsicum annuum
Cayenne
30,000-50,000 SHU
French Guiana and Brazil
Capsicum annuum
Cherry Pepper
2,500-5,000 SHU
Mediterranean Basin
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum
Chiltepín
50,000-100,000 SHU
Mexico and U.S. Southwest deserts
Capsicum annuum
Chipotle
2,500-8,000 SHU
Mexico, derived from Jalapeño
Capsicum chinense
Datil
100,000-300,000 SHU
United States, St. Augustine Florida
Capsicum annuum
Espelette
4,000-6,000 SHU
France, Basque Country
Capsicum annuum
Fresno
2,500-10,000 SHU
United States, California Central Valley
Capsicum chinense
Ghost Pepper
800,000-1,041,427 SHU
India, Assam and Nagaland
Capsicum annuum
Guajillo
2,500-5,000 SHU
Mexico, Zacatecas and Durango
Capsicum chinense
Habanero
100,000-350,000 SHU
Mexico, Yucatán Peninsula
Capsicum annuum
Hungarian Wax
1,000-15,000 SHU
Hungary, Carpathian Basin