Variety: Jalapeño Peppers
Variety Overview
Jalapenos vary from dark green to red when fully mature with smooth, shiny skin. They're a smaller pepper, with a conical, somewhat curved shape. They have a vegetal flavor with a mild to medium spice level ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 Scoville units. Seeding the peppers makes them less spicy.
Characteristics
- Peppers, Chili
- Cooking Vegetables,Salad Vegetables
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Smaller, conical, slightly curved pepper with smooth, shiny dark green to red skin
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Crisp, somewhat thick flesh
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Vegetal and spicy; mature red peppers have a sweeter flavor
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About 2-3 inches long, with stems of about 1 inch long
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Dark green to red
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Conical, slightly curved
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Yes
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Yes
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Small, flat, white seeds studded in the pepper's center
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Year-round