Pepper · Capsicum annuum

Chile de Árbol

Chile de Árbol is a chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) with a published heat of 15,000 to 65,000 SHU. It comes from Mexico. 5 sauces in the catalog use it as the main pepper or list it on the label.

Published heat

7,00025,000

30,00050,000

30,00050,000

30,00050,000

15,00065,000

50,00070,000

50,000100,000

African Bird's Eye (Piri Piri)

175,000

Rocoto

175,000

Chile de Árbol beside the peppers closest to it in published heat. The full chart is on the peppers page.

Notes

Smoky with an oak hint

Sauces with Chile de Árbol


Cholula Chili Garlic	Cholula	none
Cholula Original	Cholula	none
Cholula Reserva	Cholula	none
Fresco Sauce Arbol Scorpion	Fresco Sauce	820,000
Hot Ones The Classic	Hot Ones	1,800

Pepper facts

Species: Capsicum annuum
Lowest published: 15,000 SHU
Highest published: 65,000 SHU
Origin: Mexico
Color when ripe: Red
Source: chilipeppermadness.com Commercial or wiki source

This range comes from a commercial or wiki source (Chili Pepper Madness). It will be replaced when a university or journal figure is found.