The Numbers (SHU’s)
The Scovile Scale, we have created a list that includes both Chillies and Sauces as we review sauces, they will be added to the list below:-
Super Hot Sauces & Chillies 1M SHU’s and above
- Pure Capsaicin 16,000,000 SHU
- Moruga Scorpion 2,009,231 SHU TBC
- HP22B 1,474,000 SHU TBC
- Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T” 1,463,700 SHU (Guinness World Record Holder)
- Naga Viper 1,349,000 SHU
- New Mexico Scorpion 1,191,595 SHU
- Infinity Chilli 2010 1,176,182 SHU
- Habanero 7-Pot (Simpsons Seeds) 1,111,735 SHU’s
- ChilliPepperPete Naga 1,086,844 SHU
- Infinity Chilli 1,067,286 SHU
- Naga Jolokia Chilli 855,000 – 1,050,000 SHU
- Red Marouga – approx 1,000,000 SHU
Very Hot Sauces & Chillies 500K to 1M SHU’s
- Dorset Naga 878, 000 – 960,000 SHU
- Bengle Naga 700,000 SHU from Sea Sping Seeds
- Shabu Shabu – 644,034 SHU (via ChilliPepperPete)
Hot Sauces & Chillies Below 500K SHU’s
- Red Savina Habanero 350,000 – 577,000 SHU’s
- Satan’s Sweat 420,000 SHU (approx.)
- Chocolate Habanero 200,000 – 385,000 SHU’s
- Fataali, Fatalli, Fatali and Fatalii 100,000 – 300,000 SHU’s
- Vicious Viper 250,000 SHU
- Dave’s Insanity Sauce 180,000 SHU
- Birds Eye Pepper 100,000 – 225,000 SHU
- Sparkler Approx 160,000 SHU
- Aji Lemon (C.baccatum) 100,000 – 150,000 SHU
- Chiltepin pepper 50,000 – 100,000 SHU
Medium Sauces & Chillies Below 100K SHU’s
- Apache Hot 75,000 – 80,000 SHU
- NuNex Twilight 50,000 – 80,000 SHU
- Serenade 50,000 – 80,000 SHU
- Cheeky Approx 70,000 SHU
- Rocoto Yellow C.pubescens 50,000 SHU
- Super Chilli F1 35,000 – 50,000 SHU
- Urfa Biber – 30,000 – 50,000 SHU
- Fairy Lights Approx 47,000 SHU
- Trinity Approx 40,000 SHU
- Pettie Belle Approx 37,500 SHU
- Endorphin Rush – Beyond Hot Sauce – 33,390 SHU
- Cayenne Pepper 30,000 – 50,000 SHU
- Hungarian Hot Wax – 30,000 – 50,000 SHU
- Serrano Pepper 10,000 – 23,000 SHU
- Serrano Chilli 8,000 – 20,000 SHU
Mild Sauces & Chillies Below 10K SHU’s
- El Yucateco – Green Habanero Sauce 8,910 SHU
- Chipotle 5,000 – 10,000 SHU
- Tabasco® Habanero Sauce 7,000 – 8,000 SHU
- Jalapeno 2,500 – 5,000 SHU
- Tabasco® Original Sauce 2,500 – 5,000 SHU
- Cholula Hot Sauce 3,600 SHU
- Fresno Pepper 2,500 – 10,000 SHU
- Tabasco® Chipotle Sauce 2,000 – 2,500 SHU
- Rocotillo Pepper 1,500 – 2,500 SHU
- Tabasco® Garlic Sauce 1,200 – 1800 SHU
- Cascabel Pepper 1,000 – 2,500 SHU
- Poblano/Ancho Chilli 1000 – 2000 SHU
- Pasilla Chilli 1,000 – 1,500 SHU
Very Mild Sauces & Chillies Below 1K SHU’s and below
- Tabasco® Green Sauce 600 – 800 SHU
- Santa Fe Grande Pepper 500 – 700 SHU
- Frank’s RedHot Original 450 SHU
- NuMex Big Jim Pepper 100 – 1,000 SHU
- Bell Pepper 0 SHU








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