| SHU units |
name of pepper |
| 855.000 – 2.200.000 |
Komodo Dragon Chili Pepper, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, Naga Viper pepper, Infinity Chilli, Naga Morich, Bhut jolokia (ghost pepper), Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper, Bedfordshire Super Naga, Spanish Naga Chili, Carolina Reaper |
| 350.000 – 580.000 |
Red Savina habanero |
| 100.000 – 350.000 |
Habanero chili, Scotch bonnet pepper, Datil pepper, Rocoto, Madame Jeanette, Peruvian White Habanero, Jamaican hot pepper, Fatalii Wiri Wiri, Bird's eye chili |
| 50.000 – 100.000 |
Malagueta pepper, Chiltepin pepper, Piri piri, Pequin pepper, Siling Labuyo, Capsicum Apache |
| 30.000 – 50.000 |
Guntur chilli, Cayenne pepper, Ají pepper, Tabasco pepper, Capsicum chinense |
| 10.000 – 30.000 |
Byadgi chilli, Serrano pepper, Peter pepper, Chile de árbol, Aleppo pepper, Chungyang Red Pepper, Peperoncino |
| 3.500 – 10.000 |
Guajillo pepper, 'Fresno Chili' pepper, Jalapeño, wax (for example, Hungarian wax pepper) |
| 1.000 – 3.500 |
Gochujang, Pasilla pepper, Peppadew, poblano (or ancho), Poblano verde, Rocotillo pepper, Espelette pepper |
| 100 – 1.000 |
Banana pepper, Cubanelle, paprika, Pimento |
| 0 |
Bell pepper (sweet paprika) |
