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The Scoville Scale below shows the classification of sweet and hot peppers according to their capsaicin content.

Very mild or extremely spicey, all peppers are SHU stands for Scoville Heats Units, and registers
created equal when it comes to growing them. the level of ‘hotness’.

Bell (sweet) ‘Mariachi’ or ‘Peter’ ‘Super Khi’ ‘Red Habanero’ ‘Ghost Pepper’
Peppers: red, ‘Cubanelle’ (Penis Pepper) 40,000 to 150,000 to (Bhut Jolokia)
green, yellow 500 to 600 SHU 10,000 to 50,000 SHU 350,000 SHU 1,000,000 SHU
0 SHU 23,000 SHU
Sweet and hot peppers 2 500 – 8000 SHU
Jalapeno

Sweet (bell) peppers and hot peppers all belong to the same botanical family. It’s their capsaicin content that makes all the
difference. Bell peppers contain a maximum of 500 units; they are therefor mild and sweet tasting. More than 500 units, the
“hotness” of peppers only increases until they are referred to simply as “hot peppers.” The Scoville scale below shows the
classification of sweet and hot peppers according to their capsaicin content.

Very mild Mild Medium Spicy Ultra spicy

‘Espelette’ ‘Time Bomb’ ‘Golden Cayenne’ ‘Orange ‘Trinidad ‘Carolina Reaper’
100 to 500 SHU Cherry Pepper Chili pepper Habanero’ Scorpion Butch T’ 2,200,000 SHU
2,500 to 5,000 SHU 30,000 to 50,000 SHU 150,000 to 800,000 to
350,000 SHU 1,463,700 SHU

Mardi Gras Thunderbolt Gold Standard
These orange, red, purple and yellow peppers are Crisp and delicious, this sweet pepper is huge! One of the absolute best and largest golden yellow
sweet and incredibly snackable! Grow them in a Matures from green to red. Very prolific plants that peppers ever! Very flavourful and mild. Use for
large pot for an eye-catching, colourful addition to can easily be grown in containers. salads or roasting.
your balcony or patio decor.

Locally grown ready-to-plant
for successful gardening.

Dragon Roll Chocolate Habanero Trinidad Scorpion Butch T
This is a shishito pepper ideal for Don’t be fooled by the candy-like One of the absolute most pungent (hot)
Japanese food. Smokey sweet flavour, chocolate colour; somewhat fruity and peppers in the world. Fruity and floral
mild though slightly spicey. Pick while spicey, this pepper is HOT! Grow in a taste…and fire-like heat!
still green (before it turns red). fairly large container.

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