# Monkey Face Yellow

Also known as Yellow Monkey Face, Monkeyface Yellow, Monkey Face, Monkeyface, Monkeyface Pepper.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Monkey Face Yellow is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Sweden. Capsi’s sourced range is 1,000–50,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, fruity, mango. Used for salsas, stuffing, fresh eating, drying. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/8.4 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 3,500–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Yellow Monkey Face - Ohio Peppers
  https://ohiopeppers.com/product/yellow-monkey-face/

- 3,000–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Monkey Face Yellow – Afterburn Grow
  https://afterburngrow.co.za/product/monkey-face-yellow/

- 2,500–5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Monkeyface Pepper - Richters
  https://www.richters.com/products/monkeyface-pepper-x4470-570

- 1,000–5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Monkey Face chili seeds - TummelstaChili
  https://tummelstachili.com/capsicum-annuum/monkey-face/

- 10,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Monkey Face Yellow Pepper - Bounty Hunter Seeds
  https://bountyhunterseeds.com/product/monkey-face-yellow-pepper/

## Heritage

Nothing reputable documents a pedigree for this pepper.

## Page sources

- [Tatiana’s TOMATOBase entry documenting yellow offtype from Nickys Nursery](https://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Monkey_Face_Yellow)
- [Ohio Peppers product page with heat estimate and fruit notes](https://ohiopeppers.com/product/yellow-monkey-face/)
- [Afterburn Grow listing with species, heat, and flavor](https://afterburngrow.co.za/product/monkey-face-yellow/)
- [Richters Monkeyface page noting Swedish origin and heat](https://www.richters.com/products/monkeyface-pepper-x4470-570)
- [TummelstaChili description of shape, heat, and growing](https://tummelstachili.com/capsicum-annuum/monkey-face/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Monkey Face Yellow?

Capsi’s sourced range is 1,000–50,000 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 Monkey Face Yellow taste like?

Sweet and fruity with mango-like notes.

### How do I grow Monkey Face Yellow?

Monkey Face Yellow: about 90 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Monkey Face Yellow?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/monkey-face-yellow
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data