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Jalapeño
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Jalapeño
Immature jalapeno capsicum annuum var annuum.jpeg
Immature jalapeños still in the plant pot
Species Capsicum annuum
Cultivar Jalapeño
Origin Mexico
Heat Hot
Scoville scale 1,000-20,000[1] SHU
The jalapeño (/ˌhæləˈpiːnoʊ/ or /ˌhæləˈpeɪnjoʊ/, Spanish pronunciation: [xalaˈpeɲo] ( listen)) is a medium-sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum.[2] A mature jalapeño fruit is 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long and hangs down with a round, firm, smooth flesh of 1–1.5 in (25–38 mm) wide. It is of mild to medium pungency, having a range of 1,000 to 20,000 Scoville units, depending on cultivar. Commonly picked and consumed while still green, it is occasionally allowed to fully ripen and turn red orange or yellow, and is wider and milder than the Serrano pepper.[3] The Chile Pepper Institute is known for developing colored variations.[4]
