Scoville Scale for Measuring Hot Peppers

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Published 2014

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One of the ways to compare hot peppers is by the Scoville scale, which measures the amount of capsaicin each type of pepper contains. The number of Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) shows the average amount of capsaicin in each type of pepper, but there is a range due to growing conditions and brand of seeds used. This list is useful when selecting the kind and amount of pepper you want to use in a pickle or relish:

Pure capsaicin	15 to 16 million SHU
Habanero pepper	100, 000 to 350, 000 SHU
Pequin pepper	50, 000 to 100, 000 SHU
Cayenne pepper	30, 000 to 50, 000 SHU
Serrano pepper	10, 000 to 23, 000 SHU
Jalapeno pepper	2, 500 to 8, 000 SHU
Poblano pepper	500 to 2, 500 SHU
Pimento, peperoncini	100 to 500 SHU
Bell pepper	zero SHU

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