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Cascabel Chilli

Round dried Mexican chilli with a nutty woody flavour.

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About Cascabel Chilli

Cascabel chilli is a round, dried Mexican chilli used to season sauces, salsas, stews, marinades, and other savoury dishes. It is especially useful when a dried chilli is wanted for depth and aroma rather than only fresh-chilli brightness. The whole pods can flavour a dish directly or be incorporated into a blended sauce.

Its flavour is commonly nutty, woody, and gently earthy, with heat that varies by pod and preparation. Dried pods are leathery and brittle; after soaking, they become pliable and easier to blend. Toasting can deepen the aroma, while removing seeds and membranes can alter the perceived heat and balance.

The pods are small, round, and reddish-brown to dark brown when dried. They may be used whole, stemmed, seeded, toasted, rehydrated, or ground. Rehydrated cascabel blends smoothly into sauces, whereas crumbled or ground chilli disperses its colour and flavour more quickly.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Cascabel Chilli nutrition & diet

Cascabel Chilli nutritional value

Reference: Chilli, dried

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
309kcal
Protein
13.9g
Carbs
25.5g
Fat
9.9g

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Portions & preparation

Confirm that Cascabel is the named dried Mexican chilli, and specify whole pod, seeded pod, flakes, or powder. Remove stems before use and record whether seeds remain. Rehydrating, toasting, grinding, or blending changes the culinary form; assess the amount used in the finished sauce or dish, not the dry pod alone.

Compare the right form: Match references to authenticated dried Cascabel chilli in whole, seeded, rehydrated, flaked, or ground form, with stem and seeds documented.

Diet considerations

Cascabel chilli is plant-derived. The plain dried chilli differs from adobo, mole, salsa, seasoning paste, and other blends that may contain animal ingredients, cereals, coatings, sweeteners, or added fats. Compatibility depends on the complete preparation and portion; a small amount used for seasoning is not equivalent to a sauce serving.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Kenya Food Composition Tables 2018 — 13007 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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