# Szentesi Paprika

Also known as Sweet Szentesi Pepper, Paprika from Szentes, Szentesi pepper.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Szentesi Paprika is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Szentes, Csongrád County, Hungary. Capsi’s sourced range is 2,500–5,000 SHU (Official breeder). Flavor is sweet, mild, aromatic, fruity. Used for fresh eating and salads, roasting and stuffing, drying for paprika powder, Hungarian goulash and stews. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/6.7 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 2,500–5,000 SHU · Official breeder
  (2013) Official Journal of the European Union, C 237
  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2013:237:0031:0035:EN:PDF

- 0–200 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Pepper (Sweet Szentesi Pepper)
  https://kidseedco.com/products/pepper-sweet-szentesi-pepper

## Heritage

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

## Page sources

- [Sweet Szentesi Pepper product description and growing details](https://kidseedco.com/products/pepper-sweet-szentesi-pepper)
- [Official Paprika from Szentes Hungarikum page with PGI and variety details](https://www.hungarikum.hu/en/content/paprika-szentes)
- [Wikipedia entry on Hungarian wax pepper including Szentesi paprika reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_wax_pepper)
- [TasteAtlas entry on Szentesi paprika as local bell pepper](https://www.tasteatlas.com/szentesi-paprika)
- [USDA FoodData Central for raw sweet red peppers (applicable nutrition proxy)](https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170108/nutrients)

## FAQ
### How hot is Szentesi Paprika?

Capsi’s sourced range is 2,500–5,000 SHU (Official breeder). 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 Szentesi Paprika taste like?

Rich and sweet with an intense paprika scent and thin peel; juicy flesh with occasional very subtle spice when mature to deep orange.

### How do I grow Szentesi Paprika?

Szentesi Paprika: about 80 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Szentesi Paprika?

Cubanelle, Padrón, Shishito, Marconi Pepper

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/szentesi-paprika
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data