Pepper · Capsicum chinense

Apollo

Apollo is a chili pepper (Capsicum chinense) with a published heat of 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 SHU. It comes from South Carolina, US. 1 sauce in the catalog uses it as the main pepper or lists it on the label.

Published heat

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion

1,207,7642,009,231

1,569,3002,200,000

2,480,000

2,693,000

2,500,0003,000,000

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

Notes

Not certified by Guinness

Sauces with Apollo

			Band
Hot Ones The Last Dab Apollo	Hot Ones	none

Pepper facts

Species: Capsicum chinense
Lowest published: 2,500,000 SHU
Highest published: 3,000,000 SHU
Origin: South Carolina, US
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.