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Pungency in this instance is the measurement of capsicum, the heat source within tabasco peppers. To give you a range of Scoville units as they are found in nature, the standard green jalapeño pepper falls in the base range of 4,000 Scoville units and the standard habanero pepper is in the base range of 250,000 Scoville units.
