Heat Ratings for Common varieties of Green Chiles

How Hot are those chiles?? Heat is measured in Scoville Units.

The Scoville Scale was invented by a pharmacist named Wilbur Scoville in 1912 to measure the heat of peppers. A "Scoville Unit" is actually a measure of capsaicin (the chemical in hot peppers that is responsible for their heat). Scoville's test was a comparative taste test that is considered subjective by today's standards. A more sophisticated method is in use today, but in honor of Wilbur Scoville, the unit of measure is still called the Scoville.

Scoville Units	Pepper
1,001,304	Ghost Chile, aka Bhut Jolokia
100,000 - 300,000	Habanero
50,000 - 100,000	Chile Tepin, Thai
30,000 - 50,000	Tabasco, Pequin, Cayenne
15,000 - 30,000	de Arbol
5,000 - 15,000	Serrano, Dynamite
2,500 - 5,000	Guajillo, Mirasol, Jalapeno, Inferno
1,500 - 2,500	Sandia, Pueblo Hot, Rocotillo, Cascabel
1,000 - 1,500	Pasilla, Ancho, Negro, Big Jim
500 - 1,000	New Mexico 6-4, Anaheim, Mulato
0 - 500	Cherry, Bell, Pimento

Denver Green Chili