# Chinese Five Color

Also known as Chinese 5 Color, Five Color Pepper, Chinese Multi-Color Pepper, Chinese Five-Color Hot Pepper, Chinese Five Color Chile Pepper.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Chinese Five Color is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Southern China, China. Capsi’s sourced range is 5,000–50,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, bitter, earthy, spicy. Used for salsas, pickling, drying for powder, stir-fries, salads. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 30,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Chinese 5-Color Pepper profile + Baker Creek (Rare Seeds) catalog
  https://pepperscale.com/chinese-5-color-pepper/ ; https://www.rareseeds.com/pepper-hot-chinese-5-color

- 30,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Chinese Five Color Pepper Seeds product page
  https://www.tyler-farms.com/chinese-five-color-pepper-seeds/

- 5,000–45,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Chinese 5 Color Hot Pepper product page
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/chinese-5-color-hot-pepper

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [PepperScale: Chinese 5-Color Pepper profile](https://pepperscale.com/chinese-5-color-pepper/)
- [Specialty Produce: Chinese Five Color Chile Peppers facts](https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Chinese_Five_Color_Chile_Peppers_14002.php)
- [Missouri Botanical Garden: Capsicum annuum 'Chinese Five Color'](https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=358238)
- [Baker Creek Rare Seeds: Chinese 5 Color Pepper](https://www.rareseeds.com/pepper-hot-chinese-5-color)

## FAQ
### How hot is Chinese Five Color?

Capsi’s sourced range is 5,000–50,000 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 Chinese Five Color taste like?

Sweet, bitter, and earthy flavor followed by an intense heat that dissipates quickly.

### How do I grow Chinese Five Color?

Chinese Five Color: about 85 days to maturity, full sun sun.

### What can I substitute for Chinese Five Color?

Cayenne pepper, Thai chili peppers

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/chinese-five-color
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data