For comparison, Jalapenos have an average range of 5,000 to 7,000 (SHU). Tabasco averages from 30,000 to 50,000 (SHU). Habanero peppers, long thought to be the hottest on the planet, generally average 200,000 to 300,000 (SHU). The Trinidad Scorpion Butch T, current holder of the World Record for the hottest pepper, has been rated at 1,463,700 (SHU).
Capsaicin, the chemical in peppers that makes them hot, isn’t found in any other plant and is potent enough that people can identify it even when the concentration is as little as one part per million.
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