The Scoville scale is a comparative scale that measures the degree of hotness in chili peppers. The scale is named after the American chemist Wilbur Lincoln Scoville (Wilbur Lincoln Scoville), who developed a method to measure the hot potential of different hot peppers, or more precisely, the amount of capsaicin contained in them. The unit in which this quantity is measured is the SHU (abbreviation of Scoville Heat Unit).
In 1912, the chemist invented a method to test the hotness of peppers, in which an extract of hot peppers was mixed with sweetened water until a point was reached where the hotness was no longer felt. The ratio of sweetened water to the original amount of chili pepper extract divided by 100 is the Scoville unit of measurement still used today, although there are now electronic devices that make a more precise calculation.
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| Name | Scovilles |
|---|---|
| Pure Capsaicin | 16,000,000 |
| Carolina Reaper | 2,200,000 |
| Trinidad Moruga Scorpion | 2,000,000 |
| 7 Pot Douglah | 1,853,396 |
| 7 Pot Primo | 1,473,480 |
| Trinidad Scorpion Butch T | 1,463,700 |
| Komodo Dragon | 1,400,000 |
| Naga Viper | 1,382,118 |
| 7 Pot Brain Strain | 1,350,000 |
| 7 Pot Barrackpore | 1,300,000 |
| 7 Pot Jonah | 1,200,000 |
| 7 Pot Infinity | 1,176,182 |
| Bedfordshire Super Naga | 1,120,000 |
| Naga Morich | 1,100,000 |
| Dorset Naga | 1,100,000 |
| Spanish Naga Chili | 1,086,844 |
| Bhut Jolokia Pepper/Ghost Pepper/Naga Jolokia | 1,041,427 |
| Chocolate Bhut Jolokia | 1,001,304 |
| Trinidad 7 Pot/Pod | 1,000,000 |
| 7 Pot Bubblegum | 1,000,000 |
| 7 Pot Madballz | 1,000,000 |
| 7 Pot Chaguanas | 1,000,000 |
| 7 Pot Rennie | 1,000,000 |
| 7 Pot SR Strain | 1,000,000 |
| Bhut Jolokia Indian Carbon | 1,000,000 |
| Trinidad Scorpion CARDI | 1,000,000 |
| Raja Mirch | 900,000 |
| Habanaga Pepper | 800,000 |
| Nagabon Jolokia | 800,000 |
| Red Savina Habanero | 580,000 |
| Aji Chombo | 500,000 |
| Devil’s Tongue Red | 500,000 |
| Pingo de Ouro | 500,000 |
| Yucatan White Habanero | 500,000 |
| Aribibi Gusano | 470,000 |
| Caribbean Red Habanero | 400,000 |
| Adjuma | 350,000 |
| Chocolate Habanero | 350,000 |
| Guyana Wiri Wiri | 350,000 |
| Habanero | 350,000 |
| Hot Paper Lantern | 350,000 |
| Jamaican Hot | 350,000 |
| Madame Jeanette | 350,000 |
| Peach Habanero | 350,000 |
| Peruvian White Habanero | 350,000 |
| Scotch Bonnet | 350,000 |
| TigerPaw-NR Habanero | 350,000 |
| Zimbabwe Bird Chili | 350,000 |
| Big Sun Habanero | 325,000 |
| Devil’s Tongue Yellow | 325,000 |
| Fatalii | 325,000 |
| Golden Habanero (Yellow) | 325,000 |
| Mustard Habanero | 325,000 |
| Datil Pepper | 300,000 |
| Piri Piri | 300,000 |
| Red Cheese | 300,000 |
| Thai Burapa | 300,000 |
| Texas Chiltepin | 265,000 |
| Pimenta de Neyde | 250,000 |
| Rocoto Pepper | 250,000 |
| Maori | 240,000 |
| Bird’s Eye Chili | 225,000 |
| Ecuador Hot | 186,000 |
| Shogaol | 160,000 |
| Sparkler | 160,000 |
| Cajamarca | 150,000 |
| Jamaican Gold | 150,000 |
| Kumataka | 150,000 |
| Tepin Pepper | 150,000 |
| Carolina Cayenne | 125,000 |
| Tabiche Pepper | 115,000 |
| Bahamian Pepper | 110,000 |
| Aji Cito | 108,000 |
| African Birds Eye | 100,000 |
| Ají Rojo Pepper | 100,000 |
| Black Scorpion Tongue | 100,000 |
| Byadgi Chili | 100,000 |
| Charleston Hot Pepper | 100,000 |
| Chiltepin Pepper | 100,000 |
| China Express Chili | 100,000 |
| Cili Goronong | 100,000 |
| Diablo Grande | 100,000 |
| Firecracker Pequin | 100,000 |
| Indian Jwala | 100,000 |
| Malagueta | 100,000 |
| Mayan Cobanero Love Pepper | 100,000 |
| Orange Thai | 100,000 |
| Pepin | 100,000 |
| Peri-Peri | 100,000 |
| Piperine | 100,000 |
| Purira Chile Pepper | 100,000 |
| Red Thai | 100,000 |
| Siling Labuyo | 100,000 |
| Thai Dragon | 100,000 |
| Thai Ornamental | 100,000 |
| Thai Pepper | 100,000 |
| Thai Sun Pepper | 100,000 |
| Thai Super Chile | 100,000 |
| Yellow Thai | 100,000 |
| Suryaki Cluster | 81,400 |
| Haimen | 80,000 |
| Tianjin Pepper | 75,000 |
| Yatsufusa | 75,000 |
| Prairie Fire | 70,000 |
| Chi Chien | 70,000 |
| Prik Kee Noo | 70,000 |
| Gingerol | 60,000 |
| Pequin Pepper | 60,000 |
| African Pequin | 57,000 |
| Chile Grande Pepper | 55,000 |
| Aji Amarillo | 50,000 |
| Aji Charapita | 50,000 |
| Ají Crystal Pepper | 50,000 |
| Ají Limo (Lemon Drop) | 50,000 |
| Ají Omnicolor Pepper | 50,000 |
| Akabare | 50,000 |
| Aurora | 50,000 |
| Balloon Pepper | 50,000 |
| Black Cuban Pepper | 50,000 |
| Bonney | 50,000 |
| Cayenne Pepper | 50,000 |
| Cheyenne Pepper | 50,000 |
| Chinese Five Color | 50,000 |
| Coban | 50,000 |
| Cumari Pepper | 50,000 |
| Demre | 50,000 |
| Desi Teekhi | 50,000 |
| Diente de Perro | 50,000 |
| DKurnool | 50,000 |
| Dong Xuan Pepper | 50,000 |
| Dunso | 50,000 |
| Etna | 50,000 |
| Explosive Ember | 50,000 |
| Faria | 50,000 |
| Fiji | 50,000 |
| Filius Blue | 50,000 |
| Fluorescent Purple | 50,000 |
| Goat Horn Pepper | 50,000 |
| Golden Cayenne Pepper | 50,000 |
| Guarani | 50,000 |
| Guntur Chili | 50,000 |
| Hermosillo | 50,000 |
| Hot Portugal Pepper | 50,000 |
| Inca Berry Pepper | 50,000 |
| Kurnool Pepper | 50,000 |
| Large Purple Cayenne | 50,000 |
| Large Red Thick Cayenne | 50,000 |
| Little Nubian Pepper | 50,000 |
| Maras Biber | 50,000 |
| Marbles Pepper | 50,000 |
| McMahon’s Texas Bird Pepper | 50,000 |
| Medusa’s Head Pepper | 50,000 |
| NuMex Twilight Pepper | 50,000 |
| Orange Manzano Pepper | 50,000 |
| Punjab | 50,000 |
| Purple Prince | 50,000 |
| Pusa Jwala | 50,000 |
| Rain Forest Pepper | 50,000 |
| Red Amazon | 50,000 |
| Manzano Pepper | 50,000 |
| Red Squash Pepper | 50,000 |
| Rooster Spur Pepper | 50,000 |
| Santaka Pepper | 50,000 |
| Satans Kiss Pepper | 50,000 |
| Siling Haba Pepper | 50,000 |
| Super Chili | 50,000 |
| Tabasco Pepper | 50,000 |
| Tricolor variegata Pepper | 50,000 |
| Urfa Biber | 50,000 |
| Wild Baccatum | 50,000 |
| Yellow Manzano Pepper | 50,000 |
| Chenzo | 45,000 |
| Long Slim Cayenne Pepper | 45,000 |
| Beni Highland | 42,600 |
| Dundicut | 40,000 |
| Guntur Sannam Pepper | 40,000 |
| Hot Golden Nugget | 35,000 |
| Abchazskij Ostruyi | 30,000 |
| Aci Sivri Chili | 30,000 |
| Afega Longa | 30,000 |
| Aji Carmine | 30,000 |
| Aji Criolla Sella | 30,000 |
| Ata Barukono | 30,000 |
| Australian Latern | 30,000 |
| Barker’s Hot | 30,000 |
| Berbere | 30,000 |
| Beslers Cherry | 30,000 |
| Bishops Crown | 30,000 |
| Black Pearl | 30,000 |
| Black Prince | 30,000 |
| Bode Amarela | 30,000 |
| Bolivian Rainbow Pepper | 30,000 |
| Bombilla Amarilla | 30,000 |
| Bonanza Brasileira | 30,000 |
| Brazilian Starfish | 30,000 |
| Bubba | 30,000 |
| Bulgarian Carrot | 30,000 |
| Cabai Burong | 30,000 |
| Cabai Merah Besar | 30,000 |
| Caballero | 30,000 |
| Chao Tian Jiao | 30,000 |
| Chile de Arbol | 30,000 |
| Chile Inayague | 30,000 |
| Chile Maya | 30,000 |
| Chile Pepe | 30,000 |
| Chilito de Simojovel | 30,000 |
| Chinchi Uchu | 30,000 |
| Chivato | 30,000 |
| Chupetinho | 30,000 |
| De árbol Pepper | 30,000 |
| Dedo de Bahamas | 30,000 |
| Dieng Plateau | 30,000 |
| Erva de Bode | 30,000 |
| Fish Pepper | 30,000 |
| Golden Heat | 30,000 |
| Hahony Kacho | 30,000 |
| Havaiana | 30,000 |
| Hinkelhatz Hot Pepper | 30,000 |
| Ho Chi Minh Hot Pepper | 30,000 |
| Holiday Cheer | 30,000 |
| Inca Glow | 30,000 |
| Inca Laranja | 30,000 |
| Inca Red Drop | 30,000 |
| Japones Chili | 30,000 |
| Jwala Finger | 30,000 |
| Kim Chi | 30,000 |
| Lemon Drop | 30,000 |
| Little Elf | 30,000 |
| Manzano | 30,000 |
| Merah | 30,000 |
| New Delhi Long | 30,000 |
| Onza Yellow | 30,000 |
| Orozco | 30,000 |
| Peter Pepper | 30,000 |
| Pico de Pajaro | 30,000 |
| Pimenta de Bode | 30,000 |
| Quintisho | 30,000 |
| Royal Black | 30,000 |
| Shipkas | 30,000 |
| Takanotsume | 30,000 |
| Stumpy | 27,000 |
| Gambia | 26,500 |
| Serrano Pepper | 25,000 |
| Tianying | 25,000 |
| Tears Of Fire | 23,600 |
| Chili Wili Pepper | 23,000 |
| Halabi Pepper | 23,000 |
| Serrano Huasteco Chili | 23,000 |
| Aji Colorado Pepper | 20,000 |
| Ají Brazilian Pumpkin Pepper | 20,000 |
| Ají Pineapple Pepper | 20,000 |
| Onza Roja Pepper | 20,000 |
| Peruvian Purple Pepper | 20,000 |
| Ring-O-Fire Cayenne | 20,000 |
| Aji Escabeche | 17,000 |
| Hidalgo Pepper | 17,000 |
| Capsiate | 16,000 |
| Aji Bento | 15,500 |
| Abbraccio | 15,000 |
| Afegã Curta | 15,000 |
| Aji Cobincho | 15,000 |
| Balãozinho | 15,000 |
| Cseresznye Paprika | 15,000 |
| Dutch Red | 15,000 |
| Estrela-do-Mar | 15,000 |
| Hot Banana Pepper | 15,000 |
| Israeli Hot | 15,000 |
| Jarales | 15,000 |
| Yellow Wax Pepper | 15,000 |
| Costeno Rojo Pepper | 12,000 |
| Aleppo Pepper | 10,000 |
| Alma Spicy Paprika | 10,000 |
| Biker Billy Jalapeno | 10,000 |
| Chipotle Pepper | 10,000 |
| Dutch Pepper | 10,000 |
| Earbob | 10,000 |
| Fresno Pepper | 10,000 |
| Hot Apple Pepper | 10,000 |
| Hungarian Wax Pepper | 10,000 |
| Jalapeño Pepper | 10,000 |
| Jaloro Pepper | 10,000 |
| Kung Pao Pepper | 10,000 |
| Louisiana Hot Pepper | 10,000 |
| Lumbre Hot | 10,000 |
| Pasilla de Oaxaco Chili | 10,000 |
| Purple Jalapeño | 10,000 |
| Puya Pepper | 10,000 |
| Purple Tiger ‘Trifetti’ | 9,000 |
| Long Thick Cayenne | 8,500 |
| Cascabel Chili | 8,000 |
| Chile Gordo Pepper | 8,000 |
| Guajillo Pepper | 8,000 |
| Huachinango Pepper | 8,000 |
| Mitla Pepper | 8,000 |
| New Mexican Anaheim Pepper | 8,000 |
| Pretty Purple | 8,000 |
| Sandia Pepper | 7,000 |
| Chimayo | 6,000 |
| Atomic Heart | 5,000 |
| Azr | 5,000 |
| Baccio di Satana | 5,000 |
| Bermuda | 5,000 |
| Bouquet | 5,000 |
| Caloro Pepper | 5,000 |
| Candlelight Pepper | 5,000 |
| Cenoura Búlgara | 5,000 |
| Cereja | 5,000 |
| Cherry Bomb Pepper | 5,000 |
| Chilcostle Pepper | 5,000 |
| Chile de Cuscutlan | 5,000 |
| Chintexle | 5,000 |
| Cochabamba | 5,000 |
| Cochiti | 5,000 |
| Cyklon | 5,000 |
| Dhanraj | 5,000 |
| Equador Roxa | 5,000 |
| Floral Gem | 5,000 |
| Fogo Explosivo | 5,000 |
| Goan | 5,000 |
| Gulbarga | 5,000 |
| Hari Mirch | 5,000 |
| Hatch Chile Pepper | 5,000 |
| Huasteco Pepper | 5,000 |
| Huatulco Puntado | 5,000 |
| Inca | 5,000 |
| Inchanga | 5,000 |
| Inferno Pepper | 5,000 |
| Isleta | 5,000 |
| Jemes | 5,000 |
| Kalia | 5,000 |
| Kerinting | 5,000 |
| Kori Sitakame | 5,000 |
| Mirasol Pepper | 5,000 |
| New Mexico Pepper | 5,000 |
| Nosegay | 5,000 |
| NuMex 6-4 Heritage | 5,000 |
| Serrano Tampequino Pepper | 5,000 |
| Ubatuba Cambuci | 5,000 |
| Volcano Pepper | 5,000 |
| Mesilla Pepper | 4,500 |
| Ancho San Luis Pepper | 4,000 |
| Big Jim Heritage | 4,000 |
| Cascabella | 4,000 |
| Espelette | 4,000 |
| San Ardo | 4,000 |
| Pulla Pepper | 3,000 |
| Aji Andina | 2,500 |
| Ají Habanero Pepper | 2,500 |
| Alcalde | 2,500 |
| Ammazzo | 2,500 |
| Anaheim Pepper | 2,500 |
| Black Hungarian Pepper | 2,500 |
| Calabria | 2,500 |
| Californian Pepper | 2,500 |
| Japanese Pepper | 2,500 |
| Magdalena Pepper | 2,500 |
| NuMex Big Jim | 2,500 |
| Padron Pepper | 2,500 |
| Poinsettia Pepper | 2,500 |
| Prometheus Springs Pepper | 2,500 |
| Rocotillo Pepper | 2,500 |
| Ancho Pepper | 2,500 |
| Chilaca Pepper | 2,000 |
| Chilhuacle Negro Chile | 2,000 |
| Costeno Amarillo Pepper | 2,000 |
| Espanola Pepper | 2,000 |
| Hawaiian Sweet Hot Pepper | 2,000 |
| Mulato Isleno Pepper | 2,000 |
| Pasilla Pepper | 2,000 |
| Poblano Pepper | 2,000 |
| Szentesi Chili | 2,000 |
| Tobago Seasoning Pepper | 2,000 |
| Achar | 1,500 |
| Alma Paprika | 1,500 |
| Dedo de Moca | 1,500 |
| Georgia Flame Pepper | 1,500 |
| TAM Mild Jalapeno | 1,500 |
| Aji Mirasol Pepper | 1,400 |
| Romanian Hot Pepper | 1,400 |
| Peppadew Pepper | 1,200 |
| Agua Blanca | 1,000 |
| Aji Panca Pepper | 1,000 |
| Ají Dulce Pepper | 1,000 |
| Ametista | 1,000 |
| Beaver Dam Pepper | 1,000 |
| Bedgi | 1,000 |
| Biquinho | 1,000 |
| Brinco de Princesa | 1,000 |
| Calistan | 1,000 |
| Coronado Pepper | 1,000 |
| Cubanelle Pepper | 1,000 |
| Escabeche | 1,000 |
| Gana Redonda | 1,000 |
| Italian Long Hots | 1,000 |
| NuMex Joe E. Parker Pepper | 1,000 |
| El-Paso | 700 |
| Holy Mole | 700 |
| Santa Fe Grande Pepper | 700 |
| Mariachi Pepper | 600 |
| Sonora Pepper | 600 |
| Avalon Button | 500 |
| Babura Zelena | 500 |
| Baldi | 500 |
| Banana Pepper | 500 |
| Cachucha | 500 |
| Cambuci | 500 |
| Catarina | 500 |
| Corbaci | 500 |
| Cow Horn Pepper | 500 |
| Cowhorn Chili | 500 |
| Criollo | 500 |
| Delicious Trinidad | 500 |
| Frutka | 500 |
| Georgescu Chocolate | 500 |
| Guajilla de Zihutenejo | 500 |
| Hot Cherry Pepper | 500 |
| Karlo | 500 |
| Keystone Giant | 500 |
| Mexi Bell Pepper | 500 |
| Pepperoncini | 500 |
| Pimiento Pepper | 500 |
| Shishito Pepper | 500 |
| Trinidad Perfume Pepper | 500 |
| Corno di Toro Pepper | 250 |
| Pasilla Bajio Pepper | 250 |
| Hot Navajo | 150 |
| False Alarm Pepper | 100 |
| Italian Sweet Pepper | 0 |
| Aconcagua | 0 |
| Aji Chuncho | 0 |
| Aladdin | 0 |
| Bell Pepper | 0 |
| Italian Sweet Pepper | 0 |
| Melrose Pepper | 0 |
