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Chipotle chile

A chipotle chile is a smoke-dried jalapeño used to add smoky heat to sauces, stews, marinades, and seasonings.

Chipotle chile — illustrative ingredient image

About Chipotle chile

A chipotle chile is a mature jalapeño that has been smoke-dried, producing a wrinkled, reddish-brown pod with a smoky, earthy flavour and noticeable chile heat. It is used in sauces, stews, marinades, salsas, and seasonings, where the whole pod contributes both aroma and heat.

The dried pod has a leathery texture until softened. Its flavour is smoky and earthy, with noticeable chile heat; intensity can vary with the pod and whether seeds remain. The name may refer specifically to the whole smoke-dried pod or more broadly to products made from it.

Whole chipotle chiles may retain their seeds and stem and are sold as dried pods. They can be soaked before blending or simmered directly in a dish. Prepared forms such as canned chipotles in adobo include additional sauce ingredients and should be distinguished from the plain dried pod.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for chipotle chile

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Chipotle chile

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Chipotle chile nutrition & diet

Chipotle chile nutritional value

Product example: CHILE CHIPOTLE (Mi Costenita Food Dist.)

Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.

Calories
332kcal
Protein
10.7g
Carbs
71.4g
Fat
4.3g

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Portions & preparation

Treat chipotle chile as a smoke-dried ripe jalapeño and match the reference to whole, seeded, crushed, or ground form. Use the edible chile rather than stems. Rehydration and blending with salt, oil, vinegar, tomato, or sweeteners produce preparations with different portions and composition.

Compare the right form: Match references to smoke-dried ripe jalapeño in the stated whole, seeded, crushed, or ground form, excluding inedible stems where appropriate.

Diet considerations

This is a plant-derived chile when the stated identity is preserved. Added salt, oil, sugar, tomato, vinegar, dairy, or stock can change compatibility. Commercial powders or blends may include starches or cereal ingredients. Carbohydrate patterns are generally driven by the accompanying sauce, marinade, coating, or serving portion.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically compatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically compatible
The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
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: USDA FoodData Central branded product — CHILE CHIPOTLE ↗. 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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