That’s equal to a peppadew, jalapeno, or poblano pepper. Scorpion sauce is a kick in the face with 50,000 Scoville units. But, Scorpion Sauce isn’t just hot for the sake of being hot.

A scorpion pepper comes in at about 2 million Scoville units, making it the second-hottest pepper in the world after the Carolina Reaper.

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Jalapenos are farther up the scale, with 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units and a rating of five. Tabasco peppers are roughly 30,000-50,000 Scoville — which translates to about an eight on a 10 scale.

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That’s a lot of hot sauce. “And the mash is about about 10 times as hot as the sauce. It’s hot,” Simmons said. The regular red Tabasco is between 2,500 and 5,000 Scoville heat units.

So how does Sriracha compare with other spicy foods? The Scoville scale is a measure of spicy foods, using Scoville heat units. According to the ACS video, Sriracha comes in at 1,000-2,500 SHU.