# Jalapeño Dieghito

Also known as Dieghito Jalapeño, Jalapeno Dieghito, Jalapeño Dieguito, Dieguito.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Jalapeño Dieghito is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Italy. Capsi’s sourced range is 2,500–15,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, grassy, jalapeño. Used for stuffing, jalapeño poppers, roasting, pickling, salsa. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/5 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 5,000–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/dieghito-jalapeno-pepper

- 5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2022) Ohio Peppers
  https://ohiopeppers.com/product/jalapeno-dieghito/

- 5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/dieghito-jalapeno-pepper

- 5,000–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Garden Hoard / Renegade Acres
  https://www.gardenhoard.com/hot-pepper-dieghito-jalapeno-seeds-certified-organic.html

- 5,000–15,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2022) Ohio Peppers
  https://ohiopeppers.com/product/jalapeno-dieghito/

- 3,000–5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Atlantic Pepper Seeds
  http://pepperseeds.ca/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2545

- 2,500–5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Vreeken's Zaden
  https://www.vreeken.nl/208293-peper-jalapeno-dieghito

- 5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  CHILLIESontheWEB / Spices on the Web
  https://spicesontheweb.co.uk/chilli-seeds/jalapeno-dieguito-5-chilli-seeds/

## Heritage

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

## Page sources

- [US seed listing with breeder Drax Diego, Farmers' Market Jalapeño × Cherry Bomb parentage, ~5,000 SHU, 80 days, and plant height.](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/dieghito-jalapeno-pepper/)
- [Grower catalog: Italian origin, heart shape, corking, 5,000 SHU estimate, F10 stability by 2025, and stuffing use.](https://ohiopeppers.com/product/jalapeno-dieghito/)
- [Capsicum annuum listing with 5,000–10,000 SHU, 2.5-inch corked heart-shaped pods, culinary uses, and northern-climate notes.](https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/dieghito-jalapeno-pepper)
- [Live-plant listing with pod length/width, green-to-red color, 3–4 ft plants, late 80–90 day season, and pickling/roasting/stuffing uses.](https://www.chileplants.com/search.aspx?SearchName=JALAPENO-DIEGHITO-Pepper-Plants&ProductCode=JALPDIG)
- [European specialist catalog naming Drax Diego and the Farmers' Market Jalapeño × Cherry Bomb cross; mild heat and stuffing/roasting uses.](https://fataliiseeds.net/product/jalapeno-dieguito/)
- [EU seed listing describing heart/round shape, thick pericarp, corking, mild heat, and 75 days from transplant.](https://pepperseeds.eu/jalapeno-dieghito/)
- [German grower profile: C. annuum, Italy, heart-shaped fruit ~50 mm (up to 90 mm), green to red, corking on unripe pods, ~85 days, ~90 cm plants.](https://chili-pepper.de/threads/jalapeno-dieghito.2262/)
- [Refining Fire listing: Italian origin, Farmers Market Jalapeño parent with second parent still called unknown in 2020, F5 generation that year, heart/round corked pods, plants to 4 ft.](https://www.superhotchiles.com/product/dieghito-jalapeno-pepper-seeds/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Jalapeño Dieghito?

Capsi’s sourced range is 2,500–15,000 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 Jalapeño Dieghito taste like?

Classic jalapeño flavor with extra sweetness and thick, juicy walls. Green fruit has a fresh grassy jalapeño note; fully ripe red fruit is sweeter still, with a mild melon-like tone and no citrus bite.

### How do I grow Jalapeño Dieghito?

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

### What can I substitute for Jalapeño Dieghito?

Jalapeño

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