# El Oro de Ecuador

Also known as The Gold of Ecuador, El Oro.
Species: Capsicum baccatum.

El Oro de Ecuador is a Capsicum baccatum cultivar from El Oro Province, southwestern highlands, Ecuador. Capsi’s sourced range is 14,137 SHU (Lab-verified). Flavor is sweet, fruity, pineapple, apricot, citrus. Used for salsas, ají sauces, pickling, stir-fries, soups. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 14,137 SHU · Lab-verified
  Malak Alghamdi, Thirumurugan Rathinasabapathy, Slavko Komarnytsky (2025) Int. J. Mol. Sci. · HPLC
  DOI: 10.3390/ijms26104916
  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26104916

- 100–2,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  El Oro de Ecuador Pepper | HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/el-oro-de-ecuador-pepper

- 500–2,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  El Oro De Ecuador - Super Hot Chilli Seeds | Hillywood Chillies
  https://www.hillywoodchillies.com/product/el-oro-de-ecuador/

- 10,000–20,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  El Oro De Ecuador Chilli - The Hippy Seed Company
  https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/el-oro-de-ecuador-chilli/

- 10,000–20,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  El Oro de Ecuador Chili – Glen Seeds
  https://www.glenseeds.co.za/products/el-oro-de-ecuador-chili

- 10,000–30,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Oro de Ecuador Chilli Plug Plant | World of Chillies
  https://www.worldofchillies.com/shop/oro-de-ecuador-chilli/index.html

## Heritage

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

## Page sources

- [Hippy Seed Company product page for El Oro De Ecuador Chilli](https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/el-oro-de-ecuador-chilli/)
- [World of Chillies Chilli of the Week article on El Oro de Ecuador Chilli](https://www.worldofchillies.com/blog/chilli-of-the-week/el-oro-de-ecuador-chilli/index.html)
- [HRSeeds El Oro de Ecuador Pepper product page](https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/el-oro-de-ecuador-pepper)
- [CoqHot product page for El Oro chili from Ecuador](https://www.coqhot.com/en/produit/piment-el-oro-de-ecuador/)
- [Spicemad detailed variety page citing GRIN PI 585244](http://www.spicemad.com/p/el-oro-de-ecuador.html)
- [Fatalii Seeds product page for El Oro de Ecuador](https://fataliiseeds.net/product/el-oro-de-ecuador/)
- [Hillywood Chillies product page](https://www.hillywoodchillies.com/product/el-oro-de-ecuador/)

## FAQ
### How hot is El Oro de Ecuador?

Capsi’s sourced range is 14,137 SHU (Lab-verified). 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 El Oro de Ecuador taste like?

Sweet and fruity with bright pineapple and apricot notes, a light capsicum essence, and a clean, crisp texture that provides a pleasant crunch.

### How do I grow El Oro de Ecuador?

El Oro de Ecuador: about 90 days to maturity, Andean highland / cool-night tolerant climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for El Oro de Ecuador?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/el-oro-de-ecuador
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data