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)