Scoville Units: Between 1,500 and 2,500

A Rocotillo pepper is a type of chile pepper that originated in Peru. Unripe rocotillos are green or yellow, but the color at maturity varies. Common colors are red, orange or brown. Rocotillo’s peppers are almost spherical in nature and can be dried easily.

Most roccotillo peppers rate between 1,500 and 2,500 Scoville units.