| Scoville heat units | Examples | |
|---|---|---|
| 16,000,000,000 | Resiniferatoxin | |
| 5,300,000,000 | Tinyatoxin | |
| 16,000,000 | Capsaicin | |
| 15,000,000 | Dihydrocapsaicin | |
| 9,200,000 | Nonivamide | |
| 9,100,000 | Nordihydrocapsaicin | |
| 8,600,000 | Homocapsaicin | |
| 160,000 | Shogaol | |
| 100,000 | Piperine | |
| 60,000 | Gingerol |