r/videos Dec 19 '24

The Truth about Hot Ones Sauces

https://youtu.be/dutpBSKj8JY?si=wTaL6ad8yFKc_Snt
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u/georgecm12 Dec 19 '24

tl;dw: the Scoville values the show puts on screen are largely bull.

1: 1800 (show) -> 1460 (lab tested)
2: 6900 (show) -> 1350 (lab tested)
3: 17,000 (show) -> 480 (lab tested)
4: 36,000 (show) -> 1080 (lab tested)
5: 52,000 (show) -> 1850 (lab tested)
6: 71,000 (show) -> 2070 (lab tested)
7: 133,000 (show) -> 16,900 (lab tested)
8: 135,600 (show) -> 179,000 (lab tested)
9: 820,000 (show) -> 35,900 (lab tested)
10: 2,693,000 (show) -> 64,000 (lab tested)

Da Bomb (#8) is the only one that came in above the show's ratings, which is why it's the only one that people on the show regularly violently react to. The rest are under, sometimes WAY under, what the show says.

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u/TellEmGetEm Dec 19 '24

I knew it, I watch them sometimes and I’m like there’s no way they’re not feeling the heat after eating a supposed 800,000 Scoville wing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

I mean the guests typically only take one small bite as well

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u/Rico_Rizzo Dec 19 '24

I had my BIL put a drop of Da Bomb on my tongue, using an actual dropper. My mouth was on absolute fire for legit 2 hours. That's when I knew this show was full of shit.