No—poblano peppers aren’t very spicy at all. Peppers are measured on a heat scaled called Scoville heat units (SHU). On that scale, bell peppers score a 0, poblano peppers contain 1,500 SHU ...

The chart used to determine the pepper's heat, named the Scoville Scale after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville, assigns measurable units of spiciness to various foods. For example ...

For the comparison, bell peppers have no-mild heat measuring on the Scoville scale as 0-500 SHU. Poblano peppers are measured at 1000-1500 SHU units, whereas the Habanero measures at 100,000 ...