Love for spicy peppers never goes out of human minds. Through “Scoville Rating” it’s been determined the hotness of pepper. Here are some top hot peppers from “mildly hot” to “too hot”
“Bhut” means “ghost”, and originates from India. It’s 417 times hotter . Listed in the Guinness world record as world's Hottest pepper.
Also called yellow wax pepper, is yellow in colour. The flavor is not hot. It’s often pickled, stuffed or used as raw ingredients in food.
Scoville Rating: 0–500They are bell shaped glossy peppers, bell shaped obtained in colors of red, green ,yellow and orange. They are not spicy. Perfect for healthy salads.
Jalapeno peppers are consumed in its green color. Are mild in flavor. First pepper to travel into space through NASA Shuttle.Used in salsa, poppers to chilli.
Scoville Rating: 4000– 8500They are short round. Got their popularity through the spread of birds.Obtained in red, yellow, black color.One of the hottest pepper.
Scoville Rating: 50000–100000IKing of peppers in Mexico.A ripe dried poblano is called “chile ancho”,-“broad pepper".Rich in Vit C. They are mildly hot . Perfect for stuffing and roasting.
Scoville Rating: 500–2500Originating from Aztec word chilpoctil means smoked chili. It is usually hot and typically found with a reddish-purple exterior.Perfect for salmon,tofu .
Scoville Rating: 2500–8500