This is a list of capsaicinoids, a class of compound found in members of the capsicum family. They are the chemical responsible for making chili peppers hot. The heat intensity of capsaicinoids is measured in Scoville heat units (SCU) by the Scoville heat scale. [1]
Structural formula | Name | Scoville heat units | Abbreviation | Reference |
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![]() | Resiniferatoxin | 16,000,000,000 | RTX | [2] [3] [4] |
![]() | Tinyatoxin | 5,300,000,000 | TTX or TTN | [4] |
![]() | Phenylacetylrinvanil | 4,800,000,000 | IDN-5890 | [5] [6] [7] |
![]() | Capsaicin | 16,000,000 | CPS | [8] |
![]() | Dihydrocapsaicin | 16,000,000 | DHC | [9] |
![]() | Nonivamide | 9,200,000 | PAVA | [10] [9] |
![]() | Nordihydrocapsaicin | 9,000,000 | NDHC | [9] |
![]() | Homocapsaicin | 8,600,000 | HC | [9] |
![]() | Homodihydrocapsaicin | 8,600,000 | HDHC | [9] |
![]() | Shogaol | 150,000 | 6-SGL | [9] [11] |
![]() | Piperine | 100,000 | PIP | [9] [12] |
![]() | Gingerol | 80,000 | 6-G | [9] [13] |
![]() | Capsiate | 16,000 | CAP | [14] [15] |
![]() | Norcapsaicin | ~0 [Footnote 1] | (NA) | [16] [17] [18] |
![]() | Nornorcapsaicin | ~0 [Footnote 1] | (NA) | [16] [19] [20] |