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Our hot pepper list covers 170+ chilies, bringing the famous Scoville scale to life. To learn more about a chili pepper: Click on the row for Fast Facts or click on the pepper’s name to view our full profile on the chili. Filter by use case (culinary/ornamental), flavors, and place of origin.
The Scoville scale is a measurement of pungency (spiciness or "heat") of chili peppers and other substances, recorded in Scoville heat units (SHU). It is based on the concentration of capsaicinoids , among which capsaicin is the predominant component.
25 lut 2024 · The Carolina Reaper held the title of the world’s hottest pepper according to the Guinness World Records from 2013 until 2021. The pepper’s heat level reaches an astonishing average of 1.6 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), with some individual peppers recorded at over 2.2 million SHU.
10 sty 2024 · Chili pepper heat is measured using the Scoville Scale. Wilbur Scoville was a scientist who devised a test back in 1912 to measure the heat and pungency of chili peppers. Scoville fed people solutions of ground chilies and sugar water to gauge their reaction.
11 paź 2020 · On the Scoville scale, different pepper varieties are categorized into heat ratings, with 0 being the mildest and 12 representing the highest heat. Learn the scale peppers like poblano, jalapeño, or habanero are rated on with Scoville units (degree of heat) and based on their capsaicin level.
22 wrz 2022 · The Scoville Scale is a system for rating the spiciness of chili peppers and spicy foods, developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. It measures heat based on capsaicin content, ranging from 0 (no heat) to 16 million (pure capsaicin).
31 lip 2019 · The Scoville scale rates the spiciness of peppers through the measurement of capsaicin levels. Created by Wilbur Scoville, the unit of measurement is the Scoville Heat Unit (SHU), and chili peppers range from 0 SHUs (bell pepper) to over 2 million SHUs (Carolina Reaper).
