# Hottest gummy bear you can buy: Lil' Nitro, 9 million Scoville Lil' Nitro from Flamethrower Candy Company is sold as the world's hottest gummy bear, made with chili extract the maker rates at 9 million Scoville units. It costs $7.25 to $7.99 at the two retailers we checked on 2026-11-09, and is recommended for ages 14 and up. One 3-gram bear per pack, made by Flamethrower Candy Company with a chili extract it rates at 9 million Scoville units. Vat19 describes that as 900 times hotter than a jalapeño. It is sold with a recommended age of 14 and up. Price tables: [Spicy](https://sharpest.ai/spicy)[Extreme foods](https://sharpest.ai/extreme) ## At a glance | Product | Claim | Lowest eBay | Amazon | |---|---|---|---| | [ Lil' Nitro, the world's hottest gummy bear](#lil-nitro-world-s-hottest-gummy-bear) | 9M SHU | [$13.98](https://sharpest.ai/go/spicy/lil-nitro-world-s-hottest-gummy-bear/v1%7C116260239075%7C0) | [Check price](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=lil%27+nitro+world%27s+hottest+gummy+bear&tag=sharpestai-20) | ## The products #1 ### Lil' Nitro, the world's hottest gummy bear 9M SHU [source](https://www.vat19.com/item/lil-nitro-worlds-hottest-gummy-bear) [eBay $13.98](https://sharpest.ai/go/spicy/lil-nitro-world-s-hottest-gummy-bear/v1%7C116260239075%7C0)[Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=lil%27+nitro+world%27s+hottest+gummy+bear&tag=sharpestai-20) Rated 9,000,000 SHU by its maker, more than three times the Pepper X's 2,693,000 average. The number describes the extract used, not a lab test of the finished candy. Also at hotsauce.com $7.25 and Vat19 $7.99 (read 2026-11-09). We earn a commission on purchases through these links. eBay prices (item + shipping) read from our latest check; Amazon links open a search, so check the price there. Heat as of 2026-11-09. ## How hot is that? Scoville heat units on a log scale: each step right is a multiple, not an addition. Pepper Sauce or candy On this page - Tabasco sauce 2,500 to 5,000 SHU · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair%27s_Sauces_and_Snacks) - Jalapeño about 5,000 SHU · [source](https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/hottest-hot-sauce-in-the-world) - Blair's Mega Death 550,000 SHU · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair%27s_Sauces_and_Snacks) - Blair's Ultra Death 1,100,000 SHU · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair%27s_Sauces_and_Snacks) - Carolina Reaper 1,641,183 (average) SHU · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Reaper) - Blair's Crystal Death 2,000,000 SHU · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair%27s_Sauces_and_Snacks) - Hot Ones The Last Dab 2,000,000+ SHU · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Ones) - Pepper X 2,693,000 average SHU · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_X) - Lil' Nitro gummy bear 9,000,000 (extract rating) SHU · [source](https://www.vat19.com/item/lil-nitro-worlds-hottest-gummy-bear) - Mad Dog 357 Plutonium No. 9 9,000,000 SHU · [source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-hottest-food-additive-is-ashley-food-companys-mad-dog-357-plutonium-no-9-pepper-extract-228756281.html) - Toe of Satan lollipop 9,000,000 (extract) SHU · [source](https://www.vat19.com/item/toe-of-satan-lollipop-worlds-spiciest-lollipop) - World's Hottest Chocolate Bar 9,000,000 (extract) SHU · [source](https://www.vat19.com/item/worlds-hottest-chocolate-bar) - Blair's 16 Million Reserve (sold out) about 16,000,000 SHU · [source](https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/hottest-hot-sauce-in-the-world) ## Good to know - The 9 million figure is the maker's rating of the extract used. We have not seen independent lab testing of the finished gummy. - Extreme-heat candy can make people sick. Vat19 recommends ages 14 and up. 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