Question: are red chili peppers hotter than jalapenos?
Answer: Is a red jalapeño spicier than a green jalapeño? It is. The additional ripening on the vine means more capsaicin in the pepper itself. ... Now that's not to say a ripened red jalapeño is going to jump out of its typical range on the Scoville scale (2,500 – 8,000 Scoville heat units).