Get
- Seed purchase: Pierre's Store · 40g
Season: Summer
Hot Pepper Sell Price & Profit Guide (2026)
Fiery, with a hint of sweetness. Cooking with peppers is risky, rewarding.
Crops Fruit Summer
Base Sell Price
40g
Takes 5 Days
↻ Regrows every 3 days
Structured decision guide
Get, sell, process, or keep Hot Pepper
Verified for 1.6.15 · 2026-08-09
Sell
40g
Normal quality; higher quality and Tiller can increase the raw value.
Process
Preserves Jar → Jelly
130g per 1-item batch
Compare machine time in the full table below; highest value is not always highest throughput.
Gift
Uses & collections
- Summer Crops Bundle · Bundle · 1
- Pepper Poppers · Recipe · 1
- Spicy Eel · Recipe · 1
- Tropical Curry · Recipe · 1
- Required for the Shipping Collection
Keep
- Keep 1 until Summer Crops Bundle is complete.
- Ship one once for the Shipping Collection.
- Keep recipe inputs for Pepper Poppers, Spicy Eel, Tropical Curry when you plan to cook them.
- Save extras for loved gifts: Lewis, Shane.
- Process surplus in a Preserves Jar when machine capacity is available.
Shipping Prices
Tiller: Inactive
| Quality | Sell Price |
|---|---|
| Normal | 40g |
| Silver | 50g |
| Gold | 60g |
| Iridium | 80g |
Sell vs Process Decision for Hot Pepper
If you are deciding whether to sell Hot Pepper raw or process it first, compare each input batch, total value, and machine time. The highest-value processed option is Jelly from a Preserves Jar.
Highest total value
130g
Preserves Jar: Jelly
Best gain per day
30g/day
Preserves Jar: Jelly
| Method | Inputs | Output | Sell Value | Gain vs Raw | Machine Time | Gain/Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sell raw | 1 × Hot Pepper | Hot Pepper | 40g | 0g | None | N/A |
| Keg | 1 × Hot Pepper | Wine | 120g | 80g | 7 days | 11.4g/day |
| Preserves Jar | 1 × Hot Pepper | Jelly | 130g | 90g | 3 days | 30g/day |
Use total value when
You have enough machines and want maximum gold per input batch, especially for premium Wine, Juice, Oil, or Caviar.
Use gain/day when
Your Kegs or Jars are the bottleneck and faster processing keeps your farm cash flow moving.
Dehydrator Formula for Hot Pepper
Stardew Valley 1.6 Dehydrator products are variable-price goods, so this page calculates the value from the input item instead of storing one fixed price.
Artisan: Inactive
Output
Dried Hot Pepper
5 x Hot Pepper
Formula
floor(base price x 7.5 + 25)Base output: 325g
Sell Value
325g
125g vs selling 5 raw
Dehydrator price uses the base item price and ignores input quality. See the public formula audit for source links and known limits.
Artisan Goods & Processing
Artisan: Inactive
Processing Hot Pepper usually yields higher profits. Here is the breakdown:
Keg
Time: 7
Wine Price120g
+200% vs Raw
Preserves Jar
Time: 3
Jelly Price130g
+225% vs Raw
💡 Profit Tip: Use the Preserves Jar for Hot Pepper - it's faster and yields similar or better profits.
Location & Uses
Where to find Hot Pepper: You can obtain this item via Pierre's Store. It is primarily found during the Summer season.
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Quick Facts
CategoryCrops
SeasonSummer
Base Price40g
Growth Time5 days
Seed Cost40g