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Ají amarillo

Ají amarillo is a yellow-orange Peruvian chili pepper used fresh, dried, or as a paste in savory dishes.

Ají amarillo — illustrative ingredient image

About Ají amarillo

Ají amarillo chile is the yellow-orange fruit of a Peruvian chile variety, used as a fresh or preserved seasoning rather than as a generic yellow pepper. The ripe chile has juicy flesh, a moderately hot taste, and a fruity, aromatic profile; its skin and flesh range from yellow to orange. It is used in sauces, stews, marinades, soups, and other savoury dishes.

Fresh ají amarillo chile is juicy and moderately hot, with a fruity, aromatic flavour. Cooking softens the flesh and distributes its flavour through a dish, while drying or grinding produces a more concentrated seasoning. Blending it into a paste or purée removes the whole-fruit texture and creates a smoother preparation.

The chile is sold fresh, dried and ground, or blended into a paste or purée. Fresh chopping preserves pieces and moisture; drying changes the texture to leathery and concentrates the seasoning, while grinding or blending changes it to a powder, paste, or smooth purée. Each form differs in moisture, colour intensity, texture, and apparent heat.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Ají amarillo chile

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Ají amarillo

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Ají amarillo nutrition & diet

Ají amarillo nutritional value

Fresh aji amarillo chilli — B 3

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named food form.

Calories
39kcal
Protein
0.9g
Carbs
8.8g
Fat
0.7g

Per 100 g edible portion, as recorded in Tablas Peruanas de Composición de Alimentos 2017. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate (CHOCDF), not available carbohydrate. Values apply to this form, not prepared dishes, sauces or extracts.

Portions & preparation

Identify whether the ají amarillo is fresh, dried, or made into paste before comparing portions. Remove stems and use the edible flesh, with seeds retained or discarded according to the preparation. Oil, salt, vinegar, and other ingredients in sauces or pastes should be recorded separately.

Compare the right form: Match Peruvian ají amarillo as fresh whole pepper, dried pepper, or prepared paste, including whether seeds, salt, oil, or acid are present.

Diet considerations

Ají amarillo is a plant-derived Peruvian chile. Plain fresh or dried pepper differs from paste or sauce containing oil, dairy, stock, sweeteners, or animal ingredients. Preparations served with bread, cereal-based coatings, or starchy foods can change compatibility and carbohydrate patterns; brand formulations need checking.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Peruvian Food Composition Tables 2017 — B 3 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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