Jalapeno: That’s How Much Scoville The Chilies Have

This is how the jalapeño performs on the Scoville scale

Scoville is used to measuring how many milliliters of water are needed to make one milliliter of capsaicin tasteless. Capsaicin is the substance in pepper plants like the jalapeño that we perceive as pungency. In order to dilute one milliliter of pure capsaicin sufficiently that it no longer causes any heat, 16 million milliliters of water are required, i.e. 16,000 liters.

• The jalapeño has a Scoville score of 2,500 to 8,000. That sounds like a lot, but it is rather small in comparison.
• While a normal pepper has a Scoville value of 0 to 10, Peperoncini have 100 to 500 Scoville.
• It gets really hot with Habaneros, of course depending on the individual “hardness”. These have a Scoville value of 100,000 to 350,000. This is also comparable to pepper spray.
• Other well-known chili peppers and sauces: Tabasco – 1,000 to 2,500, pure cayenne pepper – 30,000 to 50,000, piri-piri – 50,000 to 100,000.
• The Top 3: Carolina Reaper – 2,200,000, “The Souce” – Chilli Sauce – 7,100,000, Mad Dog 257 No. 9 Plutonium Chili Sauce – 9,000,000