The Scoville scale is a way of measuring how spicy or ‘hot’ chilli peppers taste when you eat them. It is named after Wilbur Scoville, the American pharmacist who invented the scale in 1912. The higher the number on the scale, the spicier the chilli pepper. The numbers here are the highest ratings currently known to be possible for each type of pepper.
Carolina Reaper* 2.2 million**
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion 2 million
7 Pot Douglah 1.9 million
7 Pot Primo 1.5 million
Trinidad Scorpion Butch T 1.5 million
Naga Viper 1.4 million
Infinity 1.2 million
Ghost pepper 1 million
Habanero 350,000
Bird’s eye 225,000
Cayenne 125,000
Chiltepin 100,000
Hungarian Wax 15,000
Jalapeño 10,000
Piment d’Espelette 4,000
Poblano 2,000
Sweet paprika 500
Bell pepper*** 0
*The Carolina Reaper is officially the…
