And here's a fuller version of the Scoville scale so that you can compare your favorite pepper to getting blasted in the face with a little Standard U.S. Grade FN 303 by the mighty blue of UC-Davis, NYC, or Oakland. Personally, I like a few dabs of Madam Jeanette under my eyelids with my morning coffee.
Scoville Rating | Type of Pepper |
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15,000,000 - 16,000,000 | Pure capsaicin (Unavailable through a natural grown plant and is only synthetically developed) |
8,600,000 - 9,100,000 | Various capsaicinoids (e.g. homocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, norhydrocapsaicin) (Unavailable through a natural grown plant and is only synthetically developed) |
2,000,000 - 5,300,000 | Standard U.S. Grade pepper stray, FN 303 irritant ammunition (Unavailable through a natural grown plant and is only synthetically developed) |
855,000 - 1,050,000 | Bhut Jolokia aka Naga Jolokia (Hottest naturally grown pepper) |
350,000 - 580,000 | Red Savina Habanero |
100,000 - 350,000 | Habanero chili, Scotch Bonnet Pepper, Datil Pepper, Rocoto, Jamaican Hot pepper, African Birdseye, Madame Jeanette |
50,000 - 100,000 | Thai Pepper, Malagueta Pepper, Chiltepin Pepper, Pequin Pepper |
30,000 - 50,000 | Cayenne Pepper, Aji Pepper, Tabasco Pepper, some Chipotle pepper |
10,000 - 23,000 | Serrano Pepper, some Chipotle peppers |
2,500 - 8,000 | Jalapeño Pepper, Guajillo pepper, New Mexican varieties of Anaheim pepper, Paprika (Hungarian wax pepper) |
500 - 250 | Anaheim pepper, Poblano pepper, Rocotillo Pepper |
100 - 500 | Pimento, Pepperoncini |
0 | No heat, Bell pepper |
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