Scoville heat units to percent capsaicin
Type a value in SHU to get it in % instantly.
0.3125%
That's 1.25× as hot as cayenne pepper, while a habanero is 5× hotter. To stop tasting it, you would dilute it about 50,000 times in sugar water.
Convert the other way: % to SHU
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 SHU to %
To convert Scoville heat units to percent capsaicin, multiply by 6.25×10⁻⁶.
Example: 50,000 SHU × 6.25×10⁻⁶ = 0.3125 %.
In the other direction, 1 % = 160,000 SHU.
Every unit
That heat in every unit
Tables
SHU to % conversion table
| SHU | % |
|---|---|
| 100 SHU | 0.000625 % |
| 500 SHU | 0.003125 % |
| 1,000 SHU | 0.00625 % |
| 2,500 SHU | 0.015625 % |
| 5,000 SHU | 0.03125 % |
| 10,000 SHU | 0.0625 % |
| 25,000 SHU | 0.15625 % |
| 50,000 SHU | 0.3125 % |
| 100,000 SHU | 0.625 % |
| 250,000 SHU | 1.5625 % |
| 500,000 SHU | 3.125 % |
| 1,000,000 SHU | 6.25 % |
| 2,000,000 SHU | 12.5 % |
| 5,000,000 SHU | 31.25 % |
| 16,000,000 SHU | 100 % |
% to SHU conversion table
| % | SHU |
|---|---|
| 100 % | 16,000,000 SHU |
| 500 % | 80,000,000 SHU |
| 1,000 % | 160,000,000 SHU |
| 2,500 % | 400,000,000 SHU |
| 5,000 % | 800,000,000 SHU |
| 10,000 % | 1.6×10⁹ SHU |
| 25,000 % | 4×10⁹ SHU |
| 50,000 % | 8×10⁹ SHU |
| 100,000 % | 1.6×10¹⁰ SHU |
| 250,000 % | 4×10¹⁰ SHU |
| 500,000 % | 8×10¹⁰ SHU |
| 1,000,000 % | 1.6×10¹¹ SHU |
| 2,000,000 % | 3.2×10¹¹ SHU |
| 5,000,000 % | 8×10¹¹ SHU |
| 16,000,000 % | 2.56×10¹² SHU |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many % is 1 SHU?
- 1 SHU is 6.25×10⁻⁶ %.
- How many % is 10 SHU?
- 10 SHU is 6.25×10⁻⁵ %.
- How many % is 50,000 SHU?
- 50,000 SHU is 0.3125 %.
The units
About these units
Scoville heat units (SHU)
Times diluted until the burn disappears.
Percent capsaicin (%)
Capsaicin as a percentage of weight, as extracts and sprays are labeled.
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