Fact
File - The
Scoville Heat Scale
| The Scoville scale is a measure of the 'hotness' of
a chilli pepper or anything derived from chilli peppers,
i.e. hot sauce. The scale is named after Wilbur Scoville
who developed the test in 1912, for more information see
measuring chilli heat. |
| Scoville Heat Units |
Chilli Pepper / Hot Sauce |
| 16,000,000 |
Pure capsaicin and Dihydrocapsaicin |
| 16,000,000 |
Blair's 16 Million
Reserve, from Gardner Resources, Inc. |
| 16,000,000 |
Blair's 6 A.M.,
from Gardner Resources, Inc. |
| 13,500,000 |
Blair's 2005 Halloween Reserve from Gardner Resources
Inc. |
| 9,100,000 |
Nordihydrocapsaicin |
| 8,600,000 |
Homodihydrocapsaicin and Homocapsaicin |
| 7,100,000 |
The Source, from
Original Juan Specialty Foods |
| 5,500,000 |
Blair's 5 A.M., from Gardner Resources Inc. -
No Longer available |
| 5,300,000 |
Police grade Pepper spray |
| 4,000,000 |
Mad Dog 44 Magnum
Pepper Extract, from Ashley Food Company, Inc. |
| 4,000,000 |
Blair's 4 A.M., from Gardner Resources Inc. -
No Longer available |
| 2,000,000 |
Common Pepper spray |
| 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 |
Blair's 3 A.M.,
from Gardner Resources Inc. |
| 1,500,000 |
Da' Bomb The Final
Answer, from Original Juan Specialty Food |
| 1,463,700 |
Trinidad Scorpion Butch T (Hippyseeds Pepper,
Australia) |
| 1,382,118 |
Naga Viper pepper (Chilli Pepper Company, England) |
| 1,100,000 |
Blair's Ultra Death Sauce
from Gardner Resources Inc. |
| 1,086,844 |
Chillipepperpete Naga
from ChilliPepperPete (source ChilliPepperPete.com) |
| 1,067,286 |
Infinity Chilli, from Fire Foods of Grantham,
Lincs. |
| 1,041,427 |
Naga bhut jolokia pepper, Assam India (C. chinense
/ C. frutescens hybrid) |
| 1,000,000 |
Cool Million Pepper
Extract, from the Poison Pepper Co. |
| 1,000,000 |
1 Million Scoville
Pepper Extract, from Ashley Food Company, Inc. |
| 923,000 |
The Dorset
Naga Pepper, from Peppers
by Post |
| 855,000 (reported) |
The Naga Jolokia pepper (Capsicum frutescens),
not confirmed |
| 800,000 - 1,000,000 |
Dragon's Blood Sauce
from ChilliPepperPete (source ChilliPepperPete.com) |
| 800,000 |
Satan's Blood,
from Sauce Crafters Inc. |
| 750,000 |
Mad Dog 357 'Silver'
Limited Edition, from Ashley Food Company |
| 700,000 |
The Slap Heard Around
the World, from Tiguana Flats |
| 600,000 - 900,000 |
Blair's 2 A.M.,
from Gardner Resources, Inc. |
| 600,000 |
Mad Dog 357 with Bullet
Keychain, from Ashley Food Company |
| 550,000 |
Blair's Mega Death
Sauce, from Gardner Resources, Inc. |
| 500,000 - 750,000 |
Dave's Insanity Private
Reserve, from Dave's Gourmet (estimated) |
| 500,000 |
Pure Cap, from
Garden Row Foods |
| 400,000 - 500,000 |
Z Nothing Beyond Hot
Sauce, from CaJohns Fiery Foods Company |
| 400,000 - 500,000 |
Spontaneous Combustion
Powder, from Southwest Specialty Foods Inc. |
| 357,000 |
Mad Dog 357 Hot Sauce,
from Ashley Food Company |
| 350,000 - 577,000 |
Red Savina habanero (Capsicum chinense Jacquin) |
| 350,000 |
Marie Sharp's Belizian
Heat, from Marie Sharp's Fine Foods, Ltd. |
| 283,000 |
Blair's Possible Side
Effects, from Gardner Resources, Inc. |
| 250,000 |
Vicious Viper,
from CaJohns Fiery Foods |
| 250,000 |
Dave's Ultimate Insanity
Sauce, from Dave's Gourmet (estimated) |
| 234,000 |
Da' Bomb Ground Zero,
from Original Juan Specialty Foods |
| 225,000 |
You can't Handle this
Hot Sauce, from Peppers |
| 225,000 |
Not Cool Chocolate
Habanero from Bahama Specialty Foods, Inc. |
| 180,000 |
Dave's Insanity Sauce,
from Dave's Gourmet (estimated) |
| 175,000 |
Predator Great White
Shark, from Peppers |
| 150,000 |
Mad Dog Inferno Reserve,
from Ashley Food Company |
| 125,000 |
Crazy Jerry's Mustard
Gas, from Crazy Jerry's, Inc. |
| 119,700 |
Da' Bomb Beyond Insanity,
from Original Juan Specialty Food |
| 100,000 - 350,000 |
Habanero (Capsicum chinense Jacquin) |
| 100,000 - 325,000 |
Scotch bonnet (Capsicum chinense) |
| 100,000 - 225,000 |
Birds Eye pepper |
| 100,000 - 200,000 |
Jamaican Hot pepper |
| 100,000 - 125,000 |
Carolina Cayenne pepper |
| 99,760 |
Blair's Beyond Death
Sauce, from Gardner Resources, Inc. |
| 95,000 - 110,000 |
Bahamian pepper |
| 90,000 |
Widow - No Survivors,
from Sauce Crafters Inc. |
| 90,000 |
Mad Dog Inferno,
from Ashley Food Company |
| 85,000 - 115,000 |
Tabiche pepper |
| 75,000 - 80,000 |
Red Amazon Pepper |
| 75,000 |
Chile-Today Red Amazon
Powder, from Chile Today-Hot Tamale |
| 50,000 - 100,000 |
Thai pepper (Capsicum annuum) |
| 50,000 - 100,000 |
Chiltepin pepper |
| 49,250 |
Blair's After Death
Sauce, from Gardner Resources, Inc. |
| 48,000 |
Blair's Pure Death
Sauce, from Gardner Resources, Inc. |
| 40,000 - 58,000 |
Piquin pepper |
| 40,000 - 50,000 |
Super Chile pepper |
| 40,000 - 50,000 |
Santaka pepper |
| 35,000 |
Blair's Original Death
Sauce, from Gardner Resources, Inc. |
| 34,000 |
Blair's Golden Death
Sauce, from Gardner Resources, Inc. |
| 33,390 |
Endorphin Rush Beyond
Hot Sauce, from Garden Row Foods |
| 30,000 - 49,999 |
Lottie's Original
Barbados Red Hot, from Lottie's Island Flavours |
| 30,000 - 50,000 |
Cayenne pepper (Capsicum baccatum and Capsicum
frutescens) |
| 30,000 - 50,000 |
Tabasco pepper (Capsicum frutescens) |
| 15,000 - 30,000 |
de Arbol pepper |
| 15,000 - 29,999 |
Lottie's Traditional
Barbados Yellow, from Lottie's Island Flavours |
| 12,000 - 30,000 |
Manzano pepper |
| 11,600 |
El Yucateco XXXtra
Hot Habanero, from El Yucateco Salsas Y Condimentos
S.A. de C.V. |
| 11,000 |
Crazy Jerry's Brain
Damage, from Crazy Jerry's, Inc. |
| 8,910 |
El Yucateco Green Chile
Habanero, from El Yucateco Salsas Y Condimentos
S.A. de C.V. |
| 7,000 - 8,000 |
TABASCO® brand Habanero Pepper Sauce, from
McIlhenny Company |
| 6,000 - 23,000 |
Serrano pepper |
| 5,790 |
El Yucateco Red Chile
Habanero, from El Yucateco Salsas Y Condimentos
S.A. de C.V. |
| 5,000 - 10,000 |
Hot Wax pepper |
| 5,000 - 10,000 |
Chipotle, a Jalapeño pepper that has been smoked. |
| 3,600 |
Cholula Hot Sauce,
from Casa Cuervo S.A. de C.V. |
| 3,400 |
El Yucateco Chipotle
Hot Sauce, from El Yucateco Salsas Y Condimentos
S.A. de C.V. |
| 3,000 - 3,500 |
Texas Pete® Hotter
Hot Sauce, from T.W. Garner Food Co. |
| 2,500 - 8,000 |
Santaka pepper |
| 2,500 - 5,000 |
Jalapeño (Capsicum annuum) |
| 2,500 - 5,000 |
Guajilla pepper |
| 2,500 - 5,000 |
Original TABASCO®
brand Pepper Sauce, from McIlhenny Company |
| 2.085 |
FRANK'S® REDHOT® XTRA
Hot, from Reckitt Benckiser Inc. |
| 1,500 - 2,500 |
TABASCO® brand
Chipotle Pepper Sauce, from McIlhenny Company |
| 1,200 - 2,400 |
TABASCO® brand Garlic Pepper Sauce, from McIlhenny
Company |
| 1,500 - 2,500 |
Rocotilla pepper |
| 1,000 - 2,000 |
pasilla pepper |
| 1,000 - 2,000 |
Ancho pepper |
| 1,000 - 2,000 |
Poblano pepper |
| 1,000 - 1,500 |
Texas Pete® Garlic
Hot Sauce, from T.W. Garner Food Co. |
| 747 |
Texas Pete® Hot
Sauce, from T.W. Garner Food Co. |
| 700 - 1,000 |
Coronado pepper |
| 600 - 1,200 |
TABASCO® brand Green Pepper Sauce, from McIlhenny
Company |
| 500 - 2,500 |
Anaheim pepper |
| 500 - 1,000 |
New Mexico pepper |
| 450 |
FRANK'S® REDHOT® Original,
from Reckitt Benckiser Inc. |
| 400 - 700 |
Santa Fe Grande pepper |
| 100 - 1000 |
Cubanelle Pepper (Capsicum annuum) |
| 100 - 600 |
TABASCO® brand SWEET & Spicy Pepper Sauce,
from McIlhenny Company |
| 100 - 500 |
Pepperoncini, pepper (also known as Tuscan peppers,
sweet Italian peppers, and golden Greek peppers. |
| 100 - 500 |
Pimento |
| 0 |
Sweet Bell pepper |
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