# Holy Mole

Also known as Holy Molé, Salvatierra.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Holy Mole is a Capsicum annuum f1 hybrid from United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 150–1,500 SHU (Official breeder). Flavor is nutty, tangy. Used for Mole sauce, drying and grinding, roasting, stuffing, salsas. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/46 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (31,902 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 700 SHU · Official breeder
  (2007) All-America Selections
  https://all-americaselections.org/product/pepper-holy-mole-hybrid/

- 150–1,500 SHU · Official breeder
  (2007) Bayer / Seminis Vegetable Seeds
  https://www.vegetables.bayer.com/us/en-us/products/pepper/details.html/pepper_salvatierra_usa_seminis_home_garden_home_garden_all.html

- 700 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Reimer Seeds
  https://www.reimerseeds.com/holy-mole-pepper-seeds

- 700 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Totally Tomatoes
  https://www.totallytomato.com/product/T03046/36

- 700–1,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Osborne Farm Seeds
  https://www.osborneseed.com/products/salvatierra-f1-untreated-pepper-seeds

- 800 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Schaefer Greenhouses
  https://www.schaefergreenhouses.com/product/holy-mole-hot-pepper-plant/

- 1,000–1,500 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Holmes Seed Company
  https://www.holmesseed.com/holy-mole-f1/

- 1,000–2,500 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Reimer Seeds
  https://www.reimerseeds.com/holy-mole-pepper-seeds

## Heritage

F1 hybrid

Holy Mole is an F1 hybrid. Named parents aren't linked in Capsi yet.

Credit: Seminis Vegetable Seeds · 2007

Parents:
- Unknown (Unknown parent)
- Unknown (Unknown parent)

AAS and Seminis both present Holy Mole as a 2007 F1 pasilla-type hybrid from Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Neither the award page nor the company sheet names the two parent lines.

## Page sources

- [2007 AAS edible vegetable winner page: breeder, heat, fruit size, days, disease resistance](https://all-americaselections.org/product/pepper-holy-mole-hybrid/)
- [Seminis/Bayer Salvatierra product sheet marketed as Holy Mole, 2007 AAS winner, 150-1500 SHU](https://www.vegetables.bayer.com/us/en-us/products/pepper/details.html/pepper_salvatierra_usa_seminis_home_garden_home_garden_all.html)
- [Seed catalog listing: 700 SHU, 7-9 x 1.5 in pods, 85 days, green to chocolate brown](https://www.totallytomato.com/product/T03046/36)
- [Seed catalog listing: 700 SHU, thick walls, glossy dark green to chocolate brown, USA F1](https://www.reimerseeds.com/holy-mole-pepper-seeds)
- [Grower catalog: Salvatierra F1 aka Holy Mole, 700-1000 SHU, green to chocolate](https://www.osborneseed.com/products/salvatierra-f1-untreated-pepper-seeds)
- [UK catalog: Capsicum annuum Holy Mole, about 700 SHU, green to red to deep brown](https://victoriananursery.co.uk/Chilli-Pepper-Seed-Holy-Mole/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Holy Mole?

Capsi’s sourced range is 150–1,500 SHU (Official breeder). 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 Holy Mole taste like?

Nutty and tangy, closer to toasted chile than to the raisin-earth of a dried chilaca.

### How do I grow Holy Mole?

Holy Mole: about 85 days to maturity, warm-season climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Holy Mole?

Pasilla

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/holy-mole
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data