Hot or Not? A Quick Guide To Chiles
Chiles, or chili peppers, come from the large Capsicum plant family. Heat range is diverse, ranging from “very mild to extremely wild.”
What follows is a partial list of different chiles, ranked by its Scoville Heat Unit rating.
855,000-1,050,000 Naga Jolokia “Ghost Chile”
100,000-350,000 Habanero chile, African Birdseye Pepper
50,000-100,000 Thai Chile, Malagueta Pepper (Grains of Paradise), Chile Tepin, Pequin Chile
30,000-50,000 Cayenne Pepper, Ají Amarillo Chile, Tabasco pepper, Chile de Arbol
10,000-23,000 Serrano Pepper, some Chipotle peppers, Puya Chile
2,500-8,000 Jalapeño Pepper, Guajillo Chile, New Mexico Chile, Paprika (hungarian wax pepper)
500-2,500 Anaheim pepper, Ancho Chile, Cascabel Chile, Maras Chile, Mulato Chile, Pasila Chile
100-500 Pimento, Aji Panca Chile
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