Heat Levels – How to Read the Spiciness of Poppamies Products

Poppamies offers a wide range of fiery flavors, from hot sauces to snacks, spice blends, and more. Since spiciness works differently in various product types, we’ve developed tailored labeling systems to make it easy to choose your heat level.

Why different scales?

Spiciness can be intense in one product and subtle in another. That’s why we use different scales depending on the category – to give you the most accurate and helpful picture of the heat you’ll experience.

Hot Sauces: Precision with the 1–10 Scale

In hot sauces, the heat can vary wildly. That’s why we use a 1–10 scale to give you a precise sense of how fiery it really is – from a gentle tingle to full-blown firestorm.
➡️ On our website, hot sauces display this directly in the product title, e.g., “7/10”.

Spice Blends and Snacks: Quick 1–5 Scale

For spice rubs and snacks, the heat is usually more balanced, so a 1–5 scale works best. Here’s how the scale maps out:

• 1–2/5 = Mild
• 3/5 = Medium
• 4/5 = Hot
• 5/5 = X-hot

➡️ These are shown using Mild, Medium, Hot, or X-hot labels.

Wing Sauces & Tex-Mex: Straightforward Verbal Labels

Our wing sauces and Tex-Mex products use a simple and familiar system:
Mild, Medium, Hot, Extra Hot – making it easy to understand the heat level at a glance.

Mayonnaises: Only Labeled If Hot

Most of our mayonnaises aren’t spicy, so we only label them when they actually bring the heat.
If you don’t see a “Hot” label, you can assume it’s mild.

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🔍 Overview – Our Heat Scales by Category

Category	Scale Used	How it appears on the website
Hot Sauces	1–10	Shown as “7/10” next to product name
Spice Blends & Snacks	1–5, shown as Mild–X-hot	Shown verbally: Mild, Medium, Hot, X-hot
Wing Sauces & Tex-Mex	Mild, Medium, Hot, Extra-hot	Shown verbally
Mayonnaises	Labeled only if “Hot”	Shown verbally if applicable

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Why We Use These Systems

We want to give you the most honest and practical picture of how spicy each product is – whether it’s a light dusting of chili or a face-melting sauce from the depths of hell.

By adapting the scale to the product type, you can confidently find the level of heat that’s just right for you. 🌶️