Capsi’s sourced range is 5,000 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

How do I grow Zoubaci?

Zoubaci: temperate climate, full sun.

What can I substitute for Zoubaci?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Zoubaci

A recent hybrid pepper from Mike's Pepper Seeds that produces high yields of wrinkly red pods with medium heat and a fruity red-pepper flavor.

About 1/5 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).

Flavor & Use

red pepper taste with hints of fruitiness

fruitycrunchy

Culinary

fryingpicklingraw

About

Pods ripen from light greenish yellow through dark reddish-brown to luminous bright red. They are extremely wrinkly, sometimes with small bumps, and crunchy. Plants reach about three feet and need support. The flavor is a red-pepper taste with fruitiness. Good for frying, pickling, or eating raw.

Backstory

Created as a recent F2 hybrid by Mike's Pepper Seeds in Grand Junction, Colorado. The line combines traits from its parents into a high-yielding plant with distinctive wrinkly pods.

Appearance

ShapeElongated wrinkly

ColorLight greenish yellow · Reddish-brown · Bright red

SkinWrinkled

Growing

SunFull

WaterModerate

ClimateTemperate

Plant height90 cm

Heritage

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Parents

Zou-Pi

Medium · 1K–10K SHU

China

Corbaci Pepper

Sweet · 0–500 SHU

Turkey

Sources

FAQ

How hot is Zoubaci?: Capsi’s sourced range is 5,000 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 Zoubaci taste like?: red pepper taste with hints of fruitiness
How do I grow Zoubaci?: Zoubaci: temperate climate, full sun.
What can I substitute for Zoubaci?: Capsi does not have that recorded yet.