Jalapeño
Immature jalapeños still in the plant pot
SpeciesCapsicum annuum
CultivarJalapeño
OriginMexico
Scoville scale2,500[1][2]-10,000[1][1] SHU
Infobox pepper/testcases
Heat Exceptionally hot
Scoville scale248,556[1] SHU
McIlhenny Company
Company typePrivate (family-owned)
IndustryFood processing
Founded1868
FounderEdmund McIlhenny
HeadquartersAvery Island, Louisiana, United States
ProductsPepper sauce and other condiments
Number of employees
About 200 (per company web site, August 2014)
Scoville scaleabout 3,500[3] -8,000 SHU
Websitewww.tabasco.com
Cholula Hot Sauce
Product typeHot sauce
CountryChapala, Jalisco, Mexico
WebsiteCholula.com
Scoville scale3,600* SHU
[4]
Infinity chili pepper
Scoville scale<1,067,286 SHU
Infobox pepper/testcases
HeatAbove Peak (SR: 9,100,000)
Carolina Reaper
HeatCarolina Reaper pepper pods.jpg
Scoville scale1,150,000*-2,200,000 SHU
Jalapeño
Immature jalapeños still in the plant pot
Heat Hot
Scoville scale2,500–10,000 SHU
Carolina Reaper
HeatExtreme
Scoville scale1,150,000-2,200,000 SHU
Cholula Hot Sauce
Product typeHot sauce
CountryChapala, Jalisco, Mexico
WebsiteCholula.com
[5]
Infobox pepper/testcases
Heat Hot
Scoville scale1,000 SHU


  1. ^ a b c d DeWitt, Dave; Bosland, Paul W. (2009). The Complete Chile Pepper Book. ISBN 978-0-88192-920-1.
  2. ^ DeWitt, Dave; Bosland, Paul W. (2009). The Complete Chile Pepper Book. ISBN 978-0-88192-920-1.
  3. ^ Edwards, Bob (November 29, 2002). "Tabasco Hot History". NPR. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
  4. ^ Cholula.com -About
  5. ^ Cholula.com -About