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Gochugaru (Korean chili)

Gochugaru is a chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) with a published heat of 1,500 to 10,000 SHU. It comes from Korea. No sauce in the catalog lists it yet.

Published heat

Jalapeño
2,5008,000
Aleppo
10,000
Fresno
2,50010,000
Serrano
7,00025,000
Aji Amarillo
30,00050,000
Cayenne
30,00050,000
Gochugaru beside the peppers closest to it in published heat. The full chart is on the peppers page.

Notes

  • Sweet and smoky

Sauces with Gochugaru

No sauce in the catalog lists this pepper yet.

Pepper facts

Species
Capsicum annuum
Lowest published
1,500 SHU
Highest published
10,000 SHU
Origin
Korea
Color when ripe
Red
Source
pepperscale.com Commercial or wiki source

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