Scoville heat units to ppm of capsaicinoids
Type a value in SHU to get it in ppm instantly.
3,125ppm
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: ppm 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 ppm
To convert Scoville heat units to ppm of capsaicinoids, multiply by 0.0625.
Example: 50,000 SHU × 0.0625 = 3,125 ppm.
In the other direction, 1 ppm = 16 SHU.
Every unit
That heat in every unit
Tables
SHU to ppm conversion table
| SHU | ppm |
|---|---|
| 100 SHU | 6.25 ppm |
| 500 SHU | 31.25 ppm |
| 1,000 SHU | 62.5 ppm |
| 2,500 SHU | 156.25 ppm |
| 5,000 SHU | 312.5 ppm |
| 10,000 SHU | 625 ppm |
| 25,000 SHU | 1,562.5 ppm |
| 50,000 SHU | 3,125 ppm |
| 100,000 SHU | 6,250 ppm |
| 250,000 SHU | 15,625 ppm |
| 500,000 SHU | 31,250 ppm |
| 1,000,000 SHU | 62,500 ppm |
| 2,000,000 SHU | 125,000 ppm |
| 5,000,000 SHU | 312,500 ppm |
| 16,000,000 SHU | 1,000,000 ppm |
ppm to SHU conversion table
| ppm | SHU |
|---|---|
| 100 ppm | 1,600 SHU |
| 500 ppm | 8,000 SHU |
| 1,000 ppm | 16,000 SHU |
| 2,500 ppm | 40,000 SHU |
| 5,000 ppm | 80,000 SHU |
| 10,000 ppm | 160,000 SHU |
| 25,000 ppm | 400,000 SHU |
| 50,000 ppm | 800,000 SHU |
| 100,000 ppm | 1,600,000 SHU |
| 250,000 ppm | 4,000,000 SHU |
| 500,000 ppm | 8,000,000 SHU |
| 1,000,000 ppm | 16,000,000 SHU |
| 2,000,000 ppm | 32,000,000 SHU |
| 5,000,000 ppm | 80,000,000 SHU |
| 16,000,000 ppm | 256,000,000 SHU |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many ppm is 1 SHU?
- 1 SHU is 0.0625 ppm.
- How many ppm is 10 SHU?
- 10 SHU is 0.625 ppm.
- How many ppm is 50,000 SHU?
- 50,000 SHU is 3,125 ppm.
The units
About these units
Scoville heat units (SHU)
Times diluted until the burn disappears.
Ppm of capsaicinoids (ppm)
Parts per million of capsaicin by weight; 1 ppm ≈ 16 SHU.
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