Worldwide, 31 types of peppers are known as sweet peppers, chillies or hot peppers. Discover new and popular varieties of peppers, hot peppers and chili at a glance. Whether green, yellow, red or black - every pepper lover will find the right level of spiciness here.

All pepper varieties are low in calories but rich in vitamins and minerals. They contain:

  • calcium
  • fatty acids
  • potassium
  • carbohydrates
  • magnesium
  • Vitamins A, B and C
  • capsaicin

The level of spiciness in the over 100 types of chili is measured in Scoville units. The scale has 120 levels. In German cuisine, 20 Scoville are considered barely edible. Pure capsaicin is equivalent to 15 million Scoville. The world's hottest peppers:

  • Trinidad moruga scorpion 2,000,000 Scoville
  • Habanero Red Savina 575,000 Scoville
  • Chiltepin Rocoto - Gringo Killer - 100,000 Scoville

The hotness of a pepper depends on its capsaicin content, which is between 0 and 20 Scoville in a sweet pepper.

Paprika is not just paprika

Planting your own peppers in the garden or on the balcony is becoming increasingly popular. A correspondingly large number of different types and types of peppers can be found in specialist garden shops. But paprika is not just paprika. Therefore, depending on the location, select the appropriate variety.

These early-ripening pepper plants are suitable for colder regions. They are not hardy but more resilient to cold.

  • Langer Sweeter - juicy, sweet paprika variety from Thuringia
  • Feher - Hungarian paprika specially designed for canning
  • Purple Beauty - dark purple, juicy and spicy sweet peppers

The new highlights among the pepper varieties

  • Sweet Chocolate - sweet, chocolate brown pods
  • Hungarian tomato peppers - sweet and spicy small sweet peppers
  • Black Pearl - very hot Hungarian paprika with black pods that ripen red. Suitable as a balcony or room pepper

Mild and hot pepper varieties

  • Thai Yellow - hardy, yellow, aromatic hot peppers
  • Lombardo - mildly spicy peppers, for planting in pots and tubs
  • Joe's Long - hot peppers up to 30 centimeters long

Chili varieties - the little agitators

  • Jalapeno - the best-known chilli variety, also suitable as a container plant
  • Friggitello - spicy Italian chili pepper
  • Peperoncino - popular mini chilli variety for Mexican salads
  • Snake chili - the hottest chili variety

tips and tricks

Chili fruits can easily be dried and then used as a spice. Keep dry!

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Vegetable garden