# Sugar Rush Red

Also known as Aji Sugar Rush Red.
Species: Capsicum baccatum.

Sugar Rush Red is a Capsicum baccatum stabilized from South America, Peru. Capsi’s sourced range is 50,000–150,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, fruity, citrus, apricot, peach. Used for fresh eating, salsa, hot sauce, drying for powder, snacking. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 4 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 50,000–100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Tyler Farms
  https://www.tyler-farms.com/sugar-rush-red-pepper-seeds/

- 50,000–100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Scoville Canada
  https://scovillecanada.com/products/sugar-rush-red

- 80,000–150,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Tyler Farms
  https://www.tyler-farms.com/sugar-rush-red-pepper-seeds/

- 50,000–150,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Bohica Pepper Hut
  https://bohicapepperhut.com/products/aji-sugar-rush-red-seeds

## Heritage

Stabilized

Sugar Rush Red is a stabilized line. Named parents aren't linked in Capsi yet.

Credit: Chris Fowler

Parents:
- Unknown (Unknown parent)
- Unknown (Unknown parent)

Peppers bred from Sugar Rush Red:
- [Sugar Rush Peach](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/sugar-rush-peach)

Fatalii and Fowler both describe Sugar Rush Red as the original red line from an accidental C. baccatum cross in Fatalii’s Finnish greenhouse around 2009–10; Fowler grew it on in Wales and Peach sported from that red in 2012. Fatalii later guessed Jamy × Kalaidoskop, a pairing no second source confirms.

## Page sources

- [Tyler Farms Sugar Rush Red product page with heat, flavor, appearance, and plant details](https://www.tyler-farms.com/sugar-rush-red-pepper-seeds/)
- [Pepper Geek article on Sugar Rush series history, origins, and growing tips](https://peppergeek.com/sugar-rush-stripey-pepper/)
- [Fatalii.net PDF detailing Sugar Rush breeding history from Finland and Wales](https://fatalii.net/pdf_files/stripey.pdf)
- [Pepper Geek growing guide for related Sugar Rush Peach with species and origin details](https://peppergeek.com/sugar-rush-peach-peppers/)
- [Specialty Produce entry noting Sugar Rush Red as parent variety with flavor/geography context](https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Sugar_Rush_Peach_Chile_Peppers_12610.php)

## FAQ
### How hot is Sugar Rush Red?

Capsi’s sourced range is 50,000–150,000 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 Sugar Rush Red taste like?

Sweet and tropical with apricot, peach, and citrus notes that transition into a medium, lingering heat.

### How do I grow Sugar Rush Red?

Sugar Rush Red: about 110 days to maturity, long-season subtropical/warm climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Sugar Rush Red?

Sugar Rush Peach, Aji Amarillo, mild habanero

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/sugar-rush-red
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data