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Is jalapeno heat outclassed by Bhut jolokia?
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Yes, jalapeno heat is outclassed by Bhut jolokia. The Scoville scale measures how hot peppers are. The jalapeno pepper has a Scoville scale rating of between 3,500 and 3,600 SHU (Scoville Heat Units). The Bhut jolokia (ghost pepper) has a Scoville scale rating of 1 million.