Pepper · Capsicum annuum
Piquin / Chiltepin
Piquin / Chiltepin is a chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) with a published heat of 50,000 to 100,000 SHU. It comes from Mexico and US Southwest. 1 sauce in the catalog uses it as the main pepper or lists it on the label.
Published heat
Notes
- Woody and earthy
- Immediate heat
Sauces with Piquin / Chiltepin
| Band | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholula Original | Cholula | none |
Pepper facts
- Species
- Capsicum annuum
- Lowest published
- 50,000 SHU
- Highest published
- 100,000 SHU
- Origin
- Mexico and US Southwest
- Color when ripe
- Red
- Source
- extension.arizona.edu