# Sugar Drop Orange

Also known as Sugar Drop Orange Pepper, Sugar Drop Orange Hot Pepper, Piment Fort Sugar Drop Orange.
Species: Capsicum baccatum.

Sugar Drop Orange is a Capsicum baccatum cultivar from Vancouver Island, Canada. Capsi’s sourced range is 36,850 SHU (Lab-verified). Flavor is sweet, citrus, fruity. Used for Fresh snacking, Hot sauce, Dried powder. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 36,850 SHU · Lab-verified
  Malak Alghamdi, Thirumurugan Rathinasabapathy, Slavko Komarnytsky (2025) Int. J. Mol. Sci. · HPLC
  DOI: 10.3390/ijms26104916
  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26104916

- 20,000–45,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Small Island Seed Co
  https://www.smallislandseedco.com/product-page/sugar-drop-orange-pepper-seeds-capsicum-baccatum-very-sweet-fruity

- 20,000–30,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2023) Ohio Peppers
  https://ohiopeppers.com/product/sugar-drop-orange/

- 20,000–45,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2026) Gaia Organics
  https://gaiaorganics.ca/product/sugar-drop-orange-hot-pepper/

- 20,000–30,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Allegro / pali2razy
  https://allegro.pl/produkt/sugar-drop-orange-mega-plenna-papryka-chili-do-uprawy-ogrod-balkon-nasiona-bb327cf7-6c92-490b-8f50-c3d89249cd4d

## Heritage

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

## Page sources

- [Breeder listing: species, 20,000–45,000 SHU, original Sugar Rush Peach × Lemon Drop cross, plant size, yield, and uses.](https://www.smallislandseedco.com/product-page/sugar-drop-orange-pepper-seeds-capsicum-baccatum-very-sweet-fruity)
- [U.S. catalog tasting notes, 20,000–30,000 SHU estimate, plant habit, and culinary uses.](https://ohiopeppers.com/product/sugar-drop-orange/)
- [Catalog page confirming the baccatum parentage, high yield, F5-level stability, and ripe orange pod appearance.](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/sugar-drop-orange)
- [Canadian seed listing with spacing, germination, maturity, and culinary notes. Species field on this page is unreliable.](https://gaiaorganics.ca/product/sugar-drop-orange-hot-pepper/)
- [Grow-data summary for days to harvest, full sun, hardiness zones 9–11, and ripe orange color.](https://gardenerdata.com/variety/sugar-drop-orange-pepper)

## FAQ
### How hot is Sugar Drop Orange?

Capsi’s sourced range is 36,850 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 Sugar Drop Orange taste like?

Sweet and fruity with clear citrus from Lemon Drop and the candy-like sweetness of Sugar Rush Peach. Heat is present but usually secondary to the sugar and citrus.

### How do I grow Sugar Drop Orange?

Sugar Drop Orange: about 90 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Sugar Drop Orange?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/sugar-drop-orange
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data