# Zia Pueblo Chile Pepper

Also known as Zia Pueblo chile, Zia Chile.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Zia Pueblo Chile Pepper is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Northern New Mexico, Zia Pueblo, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 15,756–25,329 SHU (Official breeder; typical 20,547). Flavor is sweet, bitter-sweet, rich, earthy. Used for roasting, stuffing, frying, drying for powder or flakes. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 15,756–25,329 SHU · Official breeder
  Stephanie Walker and Charles Havlik (2016) NMSU Circular 679 · HPLC
  https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_circulars/CR679/

## Heritage

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

## Page sources

- [NMSU Circular 679: The Landrace Chiles of Northern New Mexico (Walker & Havlik, 2016)](https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_circulars/CR679/)
- [Refining Fire Chiles / Super Hot Chiles product page for Zia Pueblo](https://www.superhotchiles.com/product/zia-pueblo-chile-10-seeds/)
- [Wikipedia: New Mexico chile (Zia flavor/distinction context)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile)
- [Native Seeds/SEARCH Zia Pueblo seed listing and collection notes](https://www.nativeseeds.org/products/d037)
- [Reimer Seeds Zia Pueblo listing (pod specs and growing guidance)](https://www.reimerseeds.com/zia-pueblo-pepper-seeds)

## FAQ
### How hot is Zia Pueblo Chile Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 15,756–25,329 SHU (Official breeder; typical 20,547). 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 Zia Pueblo Chile Pepper taste like?

Sweet and pleasant when harvested green; develops a richer, bitter-sweet complexity with earthy depth as it ripens to red.

### How do I grow Zia Pueblo Chile Pepper?

Zia Pueblo Chile Pepper: about 85 days to maturity, high desert climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Zia Pueblo Chile Pepper?

Hatch chile, Chimayó chile, Isleta Pueblo chile

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/zia-pueblo-chile-pepper
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data