These units measure the amount of capsaicin present, which is the chili pepper component responsible for heat. To put it in perspective, original Tabasco sauce has an SHU score of 2,500 to 5,000 ...

the world’s hottest chili pepper which is 170 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. Also known as bhut jolokia, the chili is cultivated in Northeast India and sits at around one million Scoville Heat ...

With doctors on hand just in case, ten contestants each held plates heaped with 50 Tabasco chili peppers, racing to be the first to finish off the red-hot fruits. Tang cleared his plate in just 68 ...