Tabasco® Scoville vs Chili Mafia

We are often asked how hot the Chili Mafia hot sauces are compared to the Tabasco sauces. The question is justified, as Tabasco sauces have been the benchmark for all hot sauces for years. The most famous hot sauces are produced on Avery Island in Louisiana, a hot sauce region. The McIlhenny Company offers a whole range of TABASCO® sauces.

The history of Tabasco hot sauces began ten years before the Civil War, when the company founder received Tabasco chilli seeds from a friend who had brought them back from the Mexican state of the same name. Even today, the world-famous sauces are made from the fruits of Tabasco chili plants, which are mostly grown in Central and South America. The peppers are very hot in themselves and easily reach 40,000 SHU on the Scoville scale.

Scoville scale

As is so often the case, the name of the scale, Scoville, is the surname of the inventor. In 1912, the pharmacist Wilbur Scoville developed a method to determine the capsaicin content in chilies. Just to give you an idea: Pure capsaicin reaches 16 million Scoville, and one of the hottest chili varieties reaches almost 2.5 million SHU. But even Bhut Jolokia chilies with their one million Scoville are not meant to be enjoyed. For most people, 500 to 10,000 Scoville is considered pleasant. But for you, probably one of the chili junkies, the fun only starts at 70,000 Scoville units.

Scoville diluted chilies with water until a group of “volunteer” testers (a little joke) could no longer taste any heat. The amount of water added, measured in drops, is converted into Scoville Heat Units (SHU). That’s why we’re talking about 4,000 Scoville Units for the mild heat of the classic Tabasco Original Red Sauce and millions for the hottest chili fruits (Pepper X / Carolina Reaper).

Comparison of Tabasco Scoville and Chili Mafia hot sauces

The simplest answer to the question is to compare the Scoville values. How many Scoville units does Tabasco have? How many Scoville units do the Chili Mafia hot sauces have? We found the Scoville values of the TABASCO® sauces on the Internet, we determined or calculated the Scoville values of our sauces ourselves.

Would you like to buy the sauces? We have linked each sauce to a store: You can buy the Chilia Mafia and some Tabasco sauces on 1 of our hot sauces stores (Pikantista.com or Chili-saucen.com) and for some Tabasco sauces that we do not offer we have included eiffiliate links. (marked with a **). You will then be redirected to Amazon, we receive about 2% of the sales without the price changing for you. There you will find quantity discounts for the sauces.

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