• Category- Vegetable, Salad, Herb, Spice
  • Binomial Name- Capsicum baccatum
  • Common Names- Aji amarillo, Yellow Pepper
  • Spread- 18-30 inches**
  • Height- 40-60 inches**
  • Average Production- 100-250 grams per plant
  • Days to Maturity- 90-120 days

Nutrition Values:

  • Calories: 40
  • Water: 94%
  • Protein: 0.86 grams
  • Carbohydrates: 4.64 grams
  • Sugar: 2.4 grams
  • Fiber: 1.8 grams
  • Fat: 0.17 grams

Vitamins

  • Vitamin A- 370 IU
  • Vitamin C- 80.4 mg
  • Vitamin E- 0.4 mg
  • Vitamin K- 7.4 μg
  • Vitamin B1- 0.1 mg
  • Vitamin B3- 0.5 mg
  • Vitamin B5- 0.1 mg
  • Vitamin B6- 0.2 mg
  • Vitamin B9- 10 μg

Minerals

  • Potassium- 175 mg
  • Calcium- 10 mg
  • Iron- 0.3 mg
  • Manganese- 0.1 mg
  • Magnesium- 10 mg
  • Phosphorous- 20 mg
  • Sodium- 3 mg
  • Zinc- 0.1 mg
  • Copper- 0.1 mg
  • Fluoride- 2 μg

Environmental Requirements:

  • Soil- High quality potting soil that has both perlite and vermiculite
  • Soil Moisture- 22%
  • Soil pH- 6.5-7.5
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant-  Winter and Spring
  • Temperature range- 16-32 Celsius

Tips to Grow Aji Amarillo:

  1. Arrange good quality of Aji Amarillo seeds.
  2. The soil should be loamy and well-drained in nature, neither too wet nor too dry. 
  3. Directly sow seeds 0.25 inches deep in the soil. It can take two weeks to germinate. When seedlings raised plant the seedlings.
  4. We can add compost or manure for better growth.
  5. Aji Amarillo will be ready for harvest about 90-120 days from planting. Fruit color can be: white, yellow, green, orange, red and more, also the pepper of can be in variety of shapes.

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

Vegetables, Herbs, Salad, Spice