# NuMex Heritage

Species: Capsicum annuum.

NuMex Heritage is a Capsicum annuum selection from Southern New Mexico, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 1,559 SHU (Lab-verified). Flavor is Classic New Mexican green chile: fresh, earthy, slightly sweet with mild heat and rich aroma. Used for Roasted and peeled green for chile rellenos, green chile stew, enchiladas, salsas, and sauces, Thick flesh holds up to fire-roasting, Left to ripen red for drying into chile powder or ristras, Easy calyx removal for processing. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/16 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 1,559 SHU · Lab-verified
  Paul W. Bosland (2012) HortScience 47(5):675–676 · HPLC
  DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.47.5.675
  https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.47.5.675

- 1,500 SHU · Official breeder
  (2022) NMSU Circular CR706
  https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_circulars/CR706/index.html

- 1,500 SHU · Vendor Claim
  NuMex Heritage 6-4 pepper seeds
  https://www.allianceofnativeseedkeepers.com/products/pepper-seeds-hot-pepper-numex-heritage-6-4

- 1,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Heritage NuMex 6-4 Chile Seeds
  https://www.sandiaseed.com/products/heritage-green-chile-6-4-numex

- 5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  NuMex 6-4 Pepper Seeds
  https://www.reimerseeds.com/numex-6-4-pepper-seeds

## Heritage

Selection

NuMex Heritage is a selection of New Mexico 6-4.

Credit: Paul W. Bosland, New Mexico State University Chile Pepper Breeding and Genetics Program · 2012

Parent:
- [New Mexico 6-4](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/new-mexico-6-4)

Bosland's 2012 HortScience release and NMSU Circular 706 both describe NuMex Heritage as a selection from Heritage 6-4 seed held in Fort Collins. No second parent is named.

## Page sources

- [Bosland 2012 HortScience release: HPLC heat, selection from New Mexico 6-4, pod size, wall thickness, yield, and volatile counts.](https://cpi.nmsu.edu/_assets/documents/H64.full_.pdf)
- [ASHS journal page for the same 2012 release article.](https://journals.ashs.org/view/journals/hortsci/47/5/article-p675.xml)
- [NMSU Circular 706 cultivar listing: 1,500 SHU, 6 to 8 inch pods, selection from New Mexico 6-4, table year 2008.](https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_circulars/CR706/index.html)
- [Reimer Seeds page for the release line: 85 days, 24 to 36 inch plants, 7 by 2 inch pods, green to red.](https://www.reimerseeds.com/numex-heritage-6-4-pepper-seeds)
- [Sandia Seed listing: mild, 1,000 SHU, about 6 inch pods, 30 inch plants.](https://www.sandiaseed.com/products/heritage-green-chile-6-4-numex)
- [Alliance of Native Seedkeepers listing: about 1,500 SHU, 6 to 8 inch fruit, 80 to 89 days.](https://www.allianceofnativeseedkeepers.com/products/pepper-seeds-hot-pepper-numex-heritage-6-4)

## FAQ
### How hot is NuMex Heritage?

Capsi’s sourced range is 1,559 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 NuMex Heritage taste like?

Selected to keep the Heritage 6-4 green chile flavor and push it harder. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of green mature pods from the release line found 306 volatile compounds, against 48 in the comparison cultivar AZ-20.

### How do I grow NuMex Heritage?

NuMex Heritage: about 85 days to maturity, arid climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for NuMex Heritage?

New Mexico 6-4, Anaheim, NuMex Joe E. Parker

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/numex-heritage
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data