Mild

Santa Fe Grande

Santa Fe Grande is a prolific New Mexico pepper with upright, conical pods that ripen from pale yellow to orange and red. Its mild heat and slight sweetness make it a dependable choice for pickling, fresh roasting, and Southwestern-style cooking.

Scoville 0 SHU to 999 SHU

Species Capsicum annuum

Origin

New Mexico, United States

Flavor

Tasting notes

Slightly sweet and mild

Uses

Best known for

fresh roastingpicklingSouthwestern cooking

Colors

Common ripening colors

redyelloworange

Also called

Aliases

Yellow hot chili pepperGuero chili pepper

Lineage

How it relates

Broader pepper: New Mexico chile

Reference

Source entry

Reference: Santa Fe Grande

999 SHU peak heat

Open Santa Fe Grande