 It measures around 80,000-100,000 Scoville units which is at the lower end of the range for the hotter habanero chili.At one time it was even listed as the hottest chili in the "Guinness Book of World Records" but other hotter varieties of chili have since been identified.Although not as central in Filipino cuisine as bird's eye chilies are in other cuisines of Southeast Asia, it is still an often-used ingredient.