Spiciness classification of chillies

Updated ranking on the hottest peppers

Just like grapes grown for wine, hot peppers also have an incredible variety.

There are unique varieties, flavors and, of course, different levels of spiciness.

Our goal is to accompany you through this vast world of flavors and, of course, spiciness!

It all starts with the Scoville scale through which spiciness is measured, in the table below you can see the chillies divided by name, spiciness on the Scoville scale and place of origin.

For some chillies you will also be able to see the dedicated article, our list is constantly updated.

You can also change the order of the chillies based on their characteristics, here is the summary table!

PLEASE NOTE: You will not find the “Pepper X” nor the “Dragon's Breath”. Why? Because so far they have proved to be extremely unstable and have not reached the quality standards necessary to boast the title of "hottest pepper in the world". Indeed, things are so unclear that officially they are not even considered existing varieties.