# Tiger Jalapeño

Also known as Tiger Jalapeno, Jalapeno Tiger, Jalapeño Tiger.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Tiger Jalapeño is a Capsicum annuum stabilized from Italy. Capsi’s sourced range is 38,406 SHU (Lab-verified). Flavor is grassy, sweet, earthy. Used for Salsa, stuffing, pickling, salads, and drying.. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 38,406 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

- 4,000–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/tiger-jalapeno-pepper

- 3,000–7,500 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/tiger-jalapeno-pepper

- 2,500–5,500 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Gaia Organics
  https://gaiaorganics.ca/product/tiger-jalapeno-hot-pepper/

- 5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  PepperMerchant.net
  https://peppermerchant.net/products/tiger-jalapeno

- 4,000–5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  PepperMerchant.net
  https://peppermerchant.net/products/tiger-jalapeno

- 2,500–5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Atlantic Pepper Seeds
  http://pepperseeds.ca/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2560

- 8,000–12,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Red Dragon Seeds
  https://www.reddragonseeds.co.uk/shop/jalapeno-tiger-chilli-seeds/

## Heritage

Stabilized

Tiger Jalapeño is a stabilized line from Jalapeño and Purple Tiger Pepper.

Credit: 2018

Parents:
- [Jalapeño](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/jalapeno)
- [Purple Tiger Pepper](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/purple-tiger-pepper)

Jim Duffy’s Refining Fire listing names a Jalapeño and Purple Tiger cross first kept by unnamed Italian growers. Living Seeds and Texas Hot Peppers repeat that pairing. Duffy trademarked the name in 2019 after first use in 2018.

## Page sources

- [Refining Fire Chiles listing and origin notes](https://www.superhotchiles.com/product/tiger-jalapeno-pepper-plants/)
- [HRSeeds catalog description and growing notes](https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/tiger-jalapeno-pepper)
- [Rebec Valley Farm listing, origin, and days to harvest](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/jalapeno-pepper-tiger/)
- [Living Seeds pedigree and fruit notes](https://www.livingseeds.co.za/tiger-jalapeno-tm.html)
- [Texas Hot Peppers listing and ripening notes](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/tiger-jalapeno)
- [Premier Seeds Direct appearance and plant height](https://premierseedsdirect.com/product/pepper-jalapeno-tiger/)
- [HPLC capsaicinoid study listing Jalapeno Tiger](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12112534/)
- [USPTO trademark record, first use 2018](https://trademarks.justia.com/878/97/tiger-87897367.html)

## FAQ
### How hot is Tiger Jalapeño?

Capsi’s sourced range is 38,406 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 Tiger Jalapeño taste like?

Classic jalapeño flavor with extra sweetness and a faint earthy note.

### How do I grow Tiger Jalapeño?

Tiger Jalapeño: about 85 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Tiger Jalapeño?

Jalapeño

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/tiger-jalapeno
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data