- Heirloom
- Mild
- 92 days to maturity (from transplant)
- 500–1,000 SHU
- Red
Biquinho
Biquinho Red · Biquinho Yellow · Sweety Drop · Chupetinho
Heirloom mild pepper from Brazil. Barely hot at all, crisp and fruity; in Brazil it is pickled whole in brine. Ready in about 92 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Oct 2, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Heat
- Mild 500–1,000 SHU
- Pod
- Pear-shaped <1 oz (2–5 g) (estimated)
Small teardrop pods ending in a fine point, the beak the name refers to.
- Species
- Capsicum chinense
- Days to harvest
- 92 days from transplant · Mid-late
- Plant height
- 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) Compact
- Spacing
- 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Balcony friendly min. 5 gal (20 L) pot (estimated)
- Difficulty
- Moderate (estimated) 3/5
- Skin
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- Red
- Yellow
- White
Heat
Scoville heat units
Mild
Biquinho Scoville heat units: 500–1,000 SHU
Warm rather than hot, around a Cubanelle, a Pepperoncini or a Shishito. Most people eat these without reaching for water.
Flavor
“Barely hot at all, crisp and fruity; in Brazil it is pickled whole in brine.”
Growing calendar
92 days from transplant Mid-late
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 7–9 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Canning
- Snacking
- Fresh & salads
- Novelty color
- Container star
- High flavor
- Rare collector
Origin
Biquinho means little beak in Portuguese, after the small pointed tip on each teardrop-shaped pod. It comes from Minas Gerais in Brazil, where the fruit is pickled in brine and eaten whole as a snack or scattered over dishes at the table. True Leaf Market lists it at 500 to 1,000 Scoville heat units over roughly 90 to 95 days from transplant, which puts it at the very bottom of the heat scale: the appeal is the fruity, faintly smoky flavour and the crunch, not the burn. Red, yellow and white forms are sold; they differ in colour rather than in habit, so this record covers all three.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
Prices rechecked daily- True Leaf MarketSeeds
300 Mg Packet
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$2.99Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Tomato Growers Supply CompanySeeds
Pack (20 seeds)
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$2.99Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Botanical InterestsSeeds
Packet size not listed
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$2.99Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Sandia Seed CompanySeeds
10 seeds
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$3.99Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Pepper Joe'sLive plant
1 Seedling
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$9.49Checked Oct 16, 2026
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Questions
How do you grow a Biquinho plant?
A Biquinho plant grows 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) tall. Space plants 18 in (46 cm) apart in rows 24 in (61 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 7–9 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–21 days. It needs full sun.
How long does Biquinho take to mature?
Biquinho is ready in about 92 days from transplant.
How hot is Biquinho?
Biquinho sits in the mild range, about 500–1,000 Scoville heat units. Figures vary between seed sellers, so treat them as a band rather than a measurement.
Can Biquinho be grown in a container?
Yes — Biquinho grows well in a container of at least 20 L (5 gal).
Is Biquinho resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Biquinho.
