Skip to main content

Bread Crumb Link
Save this seller|Sign up for Shop newsletter

Chilli Bugs Hot Sauces

Welcome to "Chilli Bugs Hot Sauces Limited" - we sell over 500 types of chilli sauces, chilli salsas, chilli pickles, chilli chocolate & sweets, fiery snacks, hot jams & peanut butters and smoky hot BBQ Sauces.

Everything from Mild.....to The Hottest in the World!

We hope you enjoy looking around our store - and if you would like to talk to us, please call our sales team on 01604 877007. We are always happy to answer any questions you may have.

 Bruce Brown

  

What makes Chilli Peppers hot?

 

The chili/chilli pepper, or more simply just "chili", is the fruit of the plants from the Genus Capsicum

 

The substances that give chili peppers their intense heat are capsaicin and several related alkaline compounds (collectively called capsaicinoids).

 

When consumed, capsaicinoids hit the pain receptors in the mouth and, once activated, these receptors send a message to the brain that the person has eaten something hot.

 

The brain responds to the burning sensation by releasing the body's natural painkilling chemical, endorphin – THIS IS THE CHILLI HIGH!!.

So what exactly is the Scoville Heat Scale?

 

The "heat" of chili peppers is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU). Bell peppers rank at 0 (SHU), jalapeños at 3,000–6,000 SHU, and habaneros at 250,000 to 570,000 SHU.

 

The record for the hottest chili pepper was assigned by the Guinness Book of Records to the Naga Jolokia, measuring 857,000 SHU. Pure capsaican, which is a hydrophobic, colorless, crystalline solid at room temperature, measures 16 Million SHU!

 

Putting it simply, the Scoville Heat Scale measures the number of drops of water you would need to drink to take away the heat of one drop of the sauce. So if a sauce is rated at 1 Million Scoville Units; you would need to drink 1 Million drops of water to take all the heat away!

 

How HOT are our sauces?

If you want to find out about the heat level of our sauces; please visit the separate page titled "How Hot are the sauces we sell"

You will find everything from FLAMING HOT TO FATAL!!

Click on the image on the left to find out more.