Jalapeno Pepper
Selection Information
Usage: Use sparingly in Mexican dishes, guacamole, and salad dressings. Warning: Jalapenos are very hot!
Selection: Good-quality Jalapeno peppers should be firm, smooth-skinned and have solid green coloring. Dry lines are not a blemish. They are signs of a mature pepper and indicate hotness.
Avoid: Avoid product that is soft, bruised, has wrinkled skin or spots of mold.
Seasonal Information
Jalapeno peppers are available year-round.
Jalapeno Pepper Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1 pepper (45g)
Calories 20
Total Fat 0g
Sodium 10mg
Total Carbohydrate 3g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Protein 1g
% of U.S. RDA
Vitamin A 80%
Calcium 0%
Vitamin C 170%
Iron 0%
Pepper Tips & Trivia
The following is a hotness ranking of peppers from mild to hottest.
- El Paso (Very mild)
- Anaheim
- Jalapeno
- Hidalgo
- Serrano
- Cayenne
- Tabasco
- Red Chile
- Chiltecpin
- Tabiche
- Bahamian
- Kumataka
- Habanero (One of the hottest grown - 30 to 50 times hotter than a jalapeno)