Identifying Types of Hot Peppers

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Identifying Types of Hot Peppers

Scoville Rating at Maturity

The Scoville scale is named after its creator, American chemist Wilbur Scoville, His method which he devised in 1912.WL Scoville for determining the relative 'spiciness' of hot peppers; a dried pepper is dissolved in alcohol, serially diluted in sugar water and given to a panel of tasters who sip increasingly diluted concentrations of peppers. See Capsaicin and Capsaicim.

Capsaicin and Capsaicim

Domesticated Species

Hungarian Yellow Wax

Bell Pepper Purple

Pepper Chile Jalapeno

A, = Annuum

B,= Baccatum

C, = Capsicum

Ch, = Chinense

CV, = Cultivated variety

F, = Frutescens

Common name	Color	Botanical name	Scovillm Rating	Scovillm Rating	Pics
Santa Fe Grande	Yellow-Orange	*C, A CV. Santa Fe Grande*	May-00	00
Bell Pepper	Red	*Capsicum annuum CV. CalWonder*	Mild	Mild	3
Italian Frying	Green-Red	*C, A CV. Pepperoncini*	Mild	Mild
Poblano Ancho	Dark Green-Red	*C, A CV. Ancho 101*	Mild	Mild
				100
Anaheim (Mild)	Dark Green-Red	*C, Long Green*	250 and Less	200
Pasillo Bajio	Dark green-Brown	*C, A CV, Pasilla Bajio*	250 or Less	200
				300
				400
NuMex Sunglow	Yellow	*Capsicum annuum CV, NuMex Sunglow*	500 to 1,000	500
Trinidad Seasoning Pepper	Green-Red	*C, Chinense CV . Seasoning Pepper*	500	500
				600
				700
Jalepe Mild	Green-Red	*Jalapeno*	800	800
				900
Paprika	Ivory-Red	*Capsicum annuum CV, Roumanian Hot*	1,000	1,000
Ancho Ranchero	Dark Green	*C, A CV, Ancho Ranchero*	1,000	1,000	1
Cherry Bomb	Green-Red	*C, A CV,Cherry Bomb*	2,500 to 5,000	2,000
Chill Serrano	Green-Red	*I, Serrano*	2,500 to 4,000	2,000	1
				3,000
Jalapeno	Green-Red	*Capsicum annuum CV, Early jalapeno*	4,000 to 6,000	4,000
Grande	Green-Red	*E, Jalapeno*	4,000 to 6,000	4,000
Puya	Green-Red	Capsicum Annuum CV Pulla	5,000 to 10,000	5,000
				6,000
				7,000
Serrano	Green-Red	*Capsicum Annuum CV Serrano Huasteco*	8,000 to 22,000	8,000
				9,000
Manzano	Green-Red	Capsicum pubescens CV Rocoto	12,000 to 30,000	10,000
				20,000
Cayenne Red	Red	Capsicum Annuum CV Charleston Hot	30,000	30,000	2
Cayenne Large Red	Green-Red	*B, Cayenne*	30,000 to 50,000	30,000	2
Chili Super	Green-Red	*C, A CV, Super Chili*	40,000 to 50,000	40,000
				50,000
Chill Red (small)	Green-Red	*J, Exotic*	60,000 to 80,000	60,000	1
Cayenne Charleston Hot	Green-Red	*C, A CV, Charleston Hot*	70,000 to 100,000	70,000
Tabasco	Green-Red	*Capsicum frutescens CV, Tabasco*	80,000	80,000
Thai Hot	Green-Red	*Capsicun annuum CV, Thai Hot*	80,000	80,000	1
				90.000
				100,000
Scotch Bonnet	Green-Yellow or Red	*C, CV. Chinenes Scotch bonnet*	200,000	200,000	1
Habanero	Green-Orange	*C, H, Chienese CV.*	200,000	200,000	1
Habanero Yellow	Green-Yellow	*C, H, Chienese CV. Yellow*	200,000	300,000	1
Habanero (RED)	Green to Bright Red	*C, H, Chienese, Rojo*	300,000 Plus	300,000	1

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