If you think the world has gone bonkers for hot sauce, you dont even know the half of it. The market is expected to grow from about $2.3 billion in 2018 to more than $3.7 billion by 2026.
As the heat continues to rise in this segment, we thought wed rank some of the most popular hot sauce brands by their Scoville ratings – which measures the heat intensity. Keep going to find out how your favorite hot sauce stacks up.
Louisiana Hot Sauce claims only 450 Scoville Heat Units. For reference, a jalapeño pepper has 3,500 to 10,000 SHU.
The sauce was the secret ingredient in the original Buffalo wings recipe, created in Buffalo, New York, in 1964, according to Franks.
(TIE) 2 Trappey’s Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce
Trappeys Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce also delivers 1,200 SHU.
Trappeys Louisiana Hot Sauce delivers a bit more heat than their Red Devil sauce, with up to 1,600 SHU.
1 Quaker Steak & Lube Hot Sauce
This wing chains original hot sauce — which you can buy by the bottle — clocks in at 3,000 SHU.
Tapatio can be found in sizes ranging from individual packets to gallon-sized bottles. It also boasts 3,000 SHU.
Crystal Hot Sauce has an estimated SHU of up to 4,000, according to enthusiast Scott Roberts, who has compiled a ranking hot of sauces and peppers based on Scoville Units.
The Louisiana-based concoction is made from cayenne peppers.
The ubiquitous hot sauce has up to 5,000 SHU.
Blair’s Beyond Death Hot Sauce
Blair Lazar is known for creating concoctions that will set your tongue on fire. His Beyond Death sauce packs 99,760 SHU.
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