how hot are peppers?

[Bill & Carol Klun]

Does anyone know of a listing of types of peppers and how hot they are
and also a list of tomatoes and a description? Thanks. Carol in
Cleveland

[Jerry and Penny Clayton]

Habineros : the hottest pepper I know of. A mexican pepper. Small,
yellowish-orange in color.

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[Lynda Fertig]

In <339179...@ncweb.com> Bill & Carol Klun <bk...@ncweb.com>
writes:

>
>Does anyone know of a listing of types of peppers and how hot they are
>and also a list of tomatoes and a description? Thanks. Carol in
>Cleveland

According to the Totally Tomatoes catalog,they are,from hot to cool,as
follows:red Habanero
Habanero
chiletepin
Jamaica Scotch Bonnet
Thai Hot Dragon Hybrid
Thai Hot
pequin
super chili hybrid
super cayenne II hybrid
Tabasco
Caloro yellow wax hot
Fire
Santa Fe Grande
Gold Spike hybrid
mushroom
cayenne long red slim
Cherry Bomb hybrid
Serrano
Cayene karge red thick
Jalapa hybrid
Red cherry large hot
Garden salsa hybrid
Big Jim
Early Jalapeno
cascabella
hot banana
Tam Vera Cruz
Ancho
Tam Jalapeno#1
Mulato Isleno
Anaheim chili
New Mexico
numex R Naky
Pasilla Bajio

Hope that helps,but no doubt there are lots of other hybrids and
foreign varieties,as well as opinions!........Howard

[Rick Cook]

Jerry and Penny Clayton wrote:
>Habineros : the hottest pepper I know of. A mexican pepper. Small,
>yellowish-orange in color.
>

Actually a Carribbean pepper, but certainly the hottest that's easily
available by a good bit.

--RC