Simple, no?The hot listHere's a list of some of the more commonly known peppers (and pepper defense sprays, for reference) in order from least hot to most,
with their Scoville scale score: Bell pepper: 0Pepperoncini: 100 - 500Poblano: 500 - 2,000 Ancho: 1,000 - 2,000 Anaheim: 500 - 2,500 Jalapeno: 2,500 - 9,000 Serrano: 8,000 - 22,000 Tabasco: 30,000 - 50,000 Cayenne: 30,000 - 50,000 Orange Habenero: 150,000 - 325,000 Naga Jolokia or Ghost Pepper: 800,000 - 1,041,000: 5,300,000
Pure Capsaicin: 15,000,000 16,000,000 This is, of course, only a partial list.
According to the Scoville Measurement Heat Scale,
Pure 16 Million (SHU)
Capsaicin Crystals would need to be diluted
with 16 Million equal parts of another liquid (oil) before fully diluting until there is ZERO heat remaining!
Q: Dave, In looking around for the best hot sauce, I have come across many of these sauces
with Scoville ratings of 1,000,000 and even up to 16,000,000 (
pure capsaicin).
In looking around for the best hot sauce, I have come across many of these sauces
with Scoville ratings of 1,000,000 and even up to 16,000,000 (
pure capsaicin).