# Black Jalapeño

Also known as Jalapeno Black, Jalapeño Black, Black Jalapeno.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Black Jalapeño is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Mexico. Capsi’s sourced range is 2,500–10,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is grassy, sweet, smoky, earthy. Used for Salsa, pickling, stuffing, sauces, and fresh slicing.. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/5.1 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (31,902 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 2,500–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Pepper Joe's
  https://pepperjoe.com/products/black-jalapeno

- 2,500–8,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Gaia Organics
  https://gaiaorganics.ca/product/jalapeno-black-hot-pepper/

- 7,500 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Rebec Valley Farm
  https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/jalapeno-black/

- 5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Rebec Valley Farm
  https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/jalapeno-black/

- 3,000–8,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Runåbergs fröer
  https://www.runabergsfroer.se/?p=668

## Heritage

Nothing reputable documents a pedigree for this pepper.

## Page sources

- [Vendor listing: heat range, ripening green to black to red, Mexico, container notes](https://pepperjoe.com/products/black-jalapeno)
- [Canadian catalog packet: OP heirloom, purple-black to red, 2,500-8,000 SHU, days and spacing](https://gaiaorganics.ca/product/jalapeno-black-hot-pepper/)
- [Swedish organic catalog: truly black glossy fruit ripening dark red, size, heat 3,000-8,000](https://www.runabergsfroer.se/?p=668)
- [Vendor listing: 7,500 SHU typical, OP, Mexico, smoky-earthy flavor](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/jalapeno-black/)
- [Vendor listing: pods start black then dark red, purple flowers, C. annuum](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/black-jalapeno)
- [Grower listing: purple flowers, darker stems, sweeter fruity-smoky flavor](https://seedcult.com/products/black-jalapeno-ch0910)
- [USDA FDC 168576 raw jalapeño nutrition per 100 g (generic type, not this cultivar)](https://tools.myfooddata.com/nutrition-facts/168576/100g/1)

## FAQ
### How hot is Black Jalapeño?

Capsi’s sourced range is 2,500–10,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Black Jalapeño taste like?

Familiar jalapeño grassiness, a bit sweeter and juicier, with a light smoky earthiness when cooked.

### How do I grow Black Jalapeño?

Black Jalapeño: about 80 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Black Jalapeño?

Jalapeño

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/black-jalapeno
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data