Pepper index

All peppers.

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1,039published varieties

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Medium

Yunnan Small

30,000 – 50,000 SHU

Small hot frutescens from Yunnan for pickles and ethnic cuisine.

📍 Yunnan, China View

Mild

Zapotec

500 – 2,000 SHU

Indigenous Oaxacan pepper with complex flavor and cultural importance.

📍 Mexico (Oaxaca) View

Mild

Zavory

5,000 – 10,000 SHU

Traditional Czech pepper for pickling and preserving.

📍 Czech Republic View

Super Hot

Zavory Orange

1,000,000 – 1,200,000 SHU

Orange UK superhot with million+ SHU and fruity notes.

📍 UK View

Medium

Zimbabwe Bird

50,000 – 100,000 SHU

Tiny Zimbabwean bird pepper with concentrated intense heat.

📍 Zimbabwe View

Heat not recorded

Zimbabwe Black

Scoville range not recorded

Pepper profile View

Mild

Zlaty Uzhorod

500 SHU

Golden sweet pepper from Ukraine-Hungary border region.

📍 Ukraine/Hungary border View