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Dried Red Chile

Dried red chile is a dehydrated ripe chile used whole, crushed, or ground to add heat and flavor to cooked dishes.

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About Dried Red Chile

Dried red chile is a ripe red chile pepper preserved by dehydration. It is used whole, split, crushed, or ground in sauces, curries, stews, broths, marinades, spice blends, pickles, and fried preparations. It contributes heat, colour, and concentrated chile flavour.

Flavour and pungency vary with the species, cultivar, ripeness, seed content, and drying method. A particular chile may taste sweet, fruity, smoky, earthy, or slightly bitter, with heat ranging from mild to intense. Whole dried peppers have a firm, leathery or brittle texture; crushed and ground forms disperse more readily.

Whole chiles may be smooth or wrinkled and range from vivid red to deep reddish brown. They may be toasted briefly, soaked, blended, or fried in oil before use. Removing stems and seeds can change the texture and reduce some bitterness, while grinding distributes colour and flavour evenly through a dish.

Ingredient type
seasoning

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Dried Red Chile

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Dried Red Chile nutrition & diet

Dried Red Chile nutritional value

Peppers, hot chile, sun-dried

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

Calories
324kcal
Protein
10.6g
Carbs
69.9g
Fat
5.8g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use the dried ripe chile as sold, distinguishing whole pods, flakes, and ground powder because seeds, grinding, and preparation affect how much enters a dish. Check whether it is plain or seasoned. Toasting, soaking, frying, or blending with oil changes the final preparation without changing the ingredient identity.

Compare the right form: Match references to plain dried ripe red chile in whole, crushed, or ground form, with seeds and any edible stem material handled consistently.

Diet considerations

Dried red chile is plant-derived. Plain chile generally differs from sauce mixes, seasoned powders, and fried preparations that may contain oil, salt, sugar, dairy, or animal flavorings. Compatibility changes with those additions and with cereal-containing coatings. Carbohydrate patterns are usually portion-dependent and strongly shaped by the finished dish.

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
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • 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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Peppers, hot chile, sun-dried ↗. 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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