Description

All the jalapeño flavor without the fire. Nadapeño is a truly heatless jalapeño selection that delivers the fresh green pepper aroma, citrusy snap, and satisfying crunch people love—just without the burn. It’s the perfect pepper for family friendly salsas, crunchy pickles, and stuffed poppers you can pile high and share with everyone at the table.

The plants are sturdy and prolific, about 2 to 3 feet tall with a well-branched habit that sets clusters of smooth, blunt-tipped pods. Clean, dark foliage frames the fruit so the plants look ornamental long before ripening. Pods average 3 to 4 inches with thick, juicy walls that hold their shape on the grill and keep a crisp bite in brines. They mature from glossy green to a rich red, and the firm flesh stuffs neatly for poppers, skewers, and sheet-pan roasts.

Bite into a ripe pod and you’ll get bright, garden-fresh sweetness and classic jalapeño perfume with zero heat—pure, versatile pepper flavor that plays with everything. In the kitchen, Nadapeño shines in pico de gallo, nachos, tacos, and charred salsas; whole pods pickle into vibrant snacks; roasted and puréed, they become a mild, emerald sauce that even spice-averse friends will love. Dried and ground at full red, they yield a sweet, paprika-like powder with jalapeño character and gentle warmth from roasting alone.

Selected for dependable yields and true no-heat performance, Nadapeño is a crowd-pleasing Capsicum annuum that keeps the crunch, color, and flavor of a jalapeño while leaving the capsaicin behind. Grow it for armfuls of beautiful pods and all the culinary versatility of jalapeños—minus the burn.