Small but mighty, tabasco and cayenne peppers both clock in at 30,000-50,000 SHU. For comparison, jalapenos have an SHU of about 5,000 and habaneros boast 100,000-350,000 SHU.

In 1868, Tabasco, world’s favourite hot sauce was born in Louisiana’s Avery Island. Nearly 157 years later, Tabasco now produces 700,000 sauce bottles a day.