convertimate Scoville heat units

ASTA pungency units to Scoville heat units

Type a value in ASTA to get it in SHU instantly.

750,000SHU

That's 3× as hot as a habanero, while a ghost pepper (bhut jolokia) is 1.39× hotter. To stop tasting it, you would dilute it about 750,000 times in sugar water.

Convert the other way: SHU to ASTA

What it means

How hot is that?

Pepper heat varies several-fold with the variety, ripeness and growing conditions; figures are typical values. 1 ppm of capsaicinoids ≈ 16 SHU.

The math

How to convert ASTA to SHU

To convert ASTA pungency units to Scoville heat units, multiply by 15.

Example: 50,000 ASTA × 15 = 750,000 SHU.

In the other direction, 1 SHU = 0.0666667 ASTA.

Every unit

That heat in every unit

Tables

ASTA to SHU conversion table

ASTA to SHU conversion table
ASTASHU
100 ASTA1,500 SHU
500 ASTA7,500 SHU
1,000 ASTA15,000 SHU
2,500 ASTA37,500 SHU
5,000 ASTA75,000 SHU
10,000 ASTA150,000 SHU
25,000 ASTA375,000 SHU
50,000 ASTA750,000 SHU
100,000 ASTA1,500,000 SHU
250,000 ASTA3,750,000 SHU
500,000 ASTA7,500,000 SHU
1,000,000 ASTA15,000,000 SHU
2,000,000 ASTA30,000,000 SHU
5,000,000 ASTA75,000,000 SHU
16,000,000 ASTA240,000,000 SHU
SHU to ASTA conversion table
SHU to ASTA conversion table
SHUASTA
100 SHU6.66667 ASTA
500 SHU33.3333 ASTA
1,000 SHU66.6667 ASTA
2,500 SHU166.667 ASTA
5,000 SHU333.333 ASTA
10,000 SHU666.667 ASTA
25,000 SHU1,666.67 ASTA
50,000 SHU3,333.33 ASTA
100,000 SHU6,666.67 ASTA
250,000 SHU16,666.7 ASTA
500,000 SHU33,333.3 ASTA
1,000,000 SHU66,666.7 ASTA
2,000,000 SHU133,333 ASTA
5,000,000 SHU333,333 ASTA
16,000,000 SHU1,066,670 ASTA

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many SHU is 1 ASTA?
1 ASTA is 15 SHU.
How many SHU is 10 ASTA?
10 ASTA is 150 SHU.
How many SHU is 50,000 ASTA?
50,000 ASTA is 750,000 SHU.

The units

About these units

ASTA pungency units (ASTA)

The spice trade’s unit: 1 ASTA ≈ 15 SHU.

Scoville heat units (SHU)

Times diluted until the burn disappears.

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