Pepper index

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Compare varieties across heat, origin and flavor. Use the database as a fast reference or dig into individual profiles for growing and culinary information.

1,039published varieties

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Malagueta

50,000 – 100,000 SHU

Essential Brazilian pepper with sharp heat for Bahian cuisine.

📍 Brazil/Africa View

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Malaguetinha

60,000 – 100,000 SHU

Small potent Brazilian frutescens hotter than standard malagueta.

📍 Brazil View

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Manzano Orange

30,000 – 50,000 SHU

Orange Mexican manzano with apple shape and fruity heat.

📍 Mexico View

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Manzano Pepper

12,000 – 30,000 SHU

Apple-like Mexican pepper from highlands with unique sweet-hot flavor.

📍 Mexico/Central America View

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Maras

10,000 – 30,000 SHU

Turkish Maras pepper from Kahramanmaraş for kebabs.

📍 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey View

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Maras Pepper

10,000 – 30,000 SHU

Essential Turkish pepper for making pepper paste and flakes.

📍 Turkey (Kahramanmaraş) View

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Medusa

5,000 – 30,000 SHU

AAS-winning ornamental with twisted medusa-snake fruits.

📍 USA View

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MOA Scotch Bonnet

100,000 – 350,000 SHU

Caribbean Ministry of Agriculture Scotch Bonnet variety.

📍 Jamaica/Trinidad View

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Murupi

100,000 – 200,000 SHU

Wild extremely hot Amazon chinense for indigenous cuisine.

📍 Brazil (Amazon) View

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Mustard Habanero

100,000 – 350,000 SHU

Unusual mustard-yellow habanero with unique color and extreme heat.

📍 Caribbean View

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Nacho Cheese Pepper

10,000 – 30,000 SHU

The Nacho Cheese Pepper is a variety of hot pepper that originated in the United States.…

Pepper profile View

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Nai Miris

30,000 – 50,000 SHU

Sri Lankan bird's eye essential for pol sambol.

📍 Sri Lanka View

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Nosegay

20,000 – 40,000 SHU

Ornamental with bouquet-like upward fruit arrangement.

📍 USA (ornamental) View

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NuMex Bailey Piquin

30,000 – 50,000 SHU

Cultivated piquin from NMSU with wild flavor and better production.

📍 New Mexico, USA View

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NuMex Centennial

15,000 – 30,000 SHU

NMSU ornamental celebrating New Mexico with multicolor fruits.

📍 New Mexico, USA View

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NuMex Easter

30,000 – 50,000 SHU

Easter-themed ornamental from NMSU with pastel colors.

📍 New Mexico, USA View

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Orange Blob

30,000 – 50,000 SHU

Irregularly shaped C. baccatum with excellent fruity flavor.

📍 USA (hybrid) View

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Paper Lantern

200,000 – 300,000 SHU

Elongated habanero-type with paper lantern shape and extreme heat.

📍 USA (selection) View

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Peach Habanero

100,000 – 350,000 SHU

Beautiful peach habanero with fruity flavor and extreme heat.

📍 Caribbean View

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Peperoncino Calabrese

15,000 – 30,000 SHU

Essential Calabrian pepper for 'nduja and chili paste.

📍 Calabria, Italy View

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Peperoncino Piccante Napoletano

15,000 – 30,000 SHU

Traditional Neapolitan hot pepper for pizza and preserving.

📍 Campania, Italy View

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Pequin Pepper

40,000 – 60,000 SHU

Tiny Texas wild pepper with smoky heat and big flavor.

📍 Mexico/Texas View

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Peruvian White Lightning Pepper

100,000 – 250,000 SHU

The Peruvian White Lightning pepper is a rare and exotic chili pepper that hails from the…

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Peter Pepper

10,000 – 23,000 SHU

Novelty pepper famous for unique shape with serrano-level heat.

📍 Texas, USA View