List of capsaicinoids

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]

List of capsaicinoids

Structural formula	Name	Scoville heat units	Abbreviation	Reference
	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]

Footnotes

1. The SHU for Norcapsaicin and Nornorcapsaicin has not been measured. However, they are both present in bell peppers which have an SHU of 0 and so these compounds likely have an SHU of 0 or slightly above.