# Pimenta Sparanise

Also known as Sparanise chilli.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Pimenta Sparanise is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Sparanise, Campania, Italy. Capsi’s sourced range is 100,000–500,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is fruity, sweet, habanero. Used for Used fresh in hot sauces, salsas, and cooked dishes, Dried and ground into flakes and chili powder, Marinades and finishing oils. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 12 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 100,000–300,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2021) The Hippy Seed Company
  https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/pimenta-sparanise/

- 300,000–500,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Bohica Pepper Hut
  https://bohicapepperhut.com/products/pimenta-sparanise-seeds

- 300,000–500,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Rebec Valley Farm
  https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/pimenta-sparanise-pepper/

## Heritage

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

## Page sources

- [Seed listing with parentage (Pimenta de Neyde × Bhut Jolokia), breeder Paolo Fisicaro in Italy, ~100 days, plant height, and 300,000–500,000 SHU estimate.](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/pimenta-sparanise-pepper/)
- [Capsicum chinense seed page covering 5–6 cm pods, light green to creamy white with purple stripes, partial shade, 3–4 ft plants, and fruity habanero flavor.](https://bohicapepperhut.com/products/pimenta-sparanise-seeds)
- [European seed catalog describing an elongated premium habanero type, strong sweet aroma, easy prolific growth, and a line that is not fully stable and not a superhot.](https://fataliiseeds.net/product/pimenta-sparanise/)
- [Product page with pod size (5–6 × 2–3 cm), ripening colors, pot height ~60 cm, partial sun, culinary uses, and a 100,000–300,000 SHU estimate.](https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/pimenta-sparanise/)
- [Grower account of Fisicaro's 2009 Bhut Jolokia × Pimenta de Neyde cross, the AISPES Pimenta Elisa / Pimenta Jolokia family, and Pimenta Sparanise as one named phenotype.](https://towns-endchiliandspice.com/products/bhut-x-neyde-pepper-seeds)

## FAQ
### How hot is Pimenta Sparanise?

Capsi’s sourced range is 100,000–500,000 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 Pimenta Sparanise taste like?

Sweet, fruity habanero aroma and flavor with a clean burn; closer to an elongated premium habanero than to a smoky ghost pepper.

### How do I grow Pimenta Sparanise?

Pimenta Sparanise: about 100 days to maturity, subtropical climate, partial sun.

### What can I substitute for Pimenta Sparanise?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/pimenta-sparanise
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data