Chipotle Pepper
Chipotle pepper is a smoky chile seasoning used in spice blends, sauces, soups, and meat preparations.
About Chipotle Pepper
Chipotle pepper commonly denotes smoked-dried jalapeño used as a seasoning, especially when ground into a coarse powder or fine reddish-brown powder. It is added to spice blends, sauces, soups, marinades, rubs, and meat preparations, distributing smoky chile flavour through a dish.
It has a pronounced smoky aroma, earthy chile flavour, and noticeable heat. Ground forms spread heat and flavour more evenly than a whole pod, while flakes or larger pieces provide a more varied texture and may leave visible seed fragments.
Commercial forms include powder, flakes, and sometimes packaged whole pieces. The intensity, texture, and visible seed content depend on the form and how it is milled. Chipotle pepper overlaps in common usage with chipotle chile, so retail terminology should be checked when the intended form matters.
- Ingredient type
- seasoning
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Local names for chipotle pepper
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
chipotle pepper
pimienta de chipotle
poivre chipotle
Chipotle-Pfeffer
pimenta chipotle
pepe chipotle
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Chipotle Pepper nutrition & diet
Chipotle Pepper 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
A product-specific label example, not a generic average. Formulations can change; use the nutrition label on the product being eaten.
Portions & preparation
Use chipotle pepper as a smoky dried or ground jalapeño seasoning, confirming whether seeds and stems remain. Small amounts are typically distributed through sauces, soups, spice blends, or meat preparations. Salt, oil, sugar, tomato, and commercial carriers should be assessed separately because they alter the finished portion.
Compare the right form: Match references to chipotle pepper in the exact dried, crushed, or ground form, including seed and stem treatment and any blend ingredients.
Diet considerations
Chipotle pepper is plant-derived, but packaged seasonings may contain salt, sugar, starch, cereal ingredients, or flavor carriers. Compatibility changes when used in meat, dairy, stock, batter, or coated preparations. The chile itself contributes little to the dish’s carbohydrate pattern compared with sauces, marinades, and serving foods.
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Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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.
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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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