Create allergy card
← Browse ingredients

Dried Red Chili Pepper

Dried red chili pepper is a dehydrated ripe pepper used to add heat and chile flavor to sauces, marinades, and cooked dishes.

Dried Red Chili Pepper — illustrative ingredient image

About Dried Red Chili Pepper

Dried red chili pepper is a ripe red pepper fruit preserved by moisture removal, with no particular species, cultivar, or drying process identified. It is used in sauces, marinades, stews, and other cooked dishes for chile flavour, colour, and pungency.

The flavour may be fruity, earthy, smoky, or sharp, and the level of heat is variable rather than fixed by the name. Because the particular pepper and processing are unspecified, no more precise flavour or texture profile can be assigned. Cooking and rehydration soften the dried flesh.

Appearance ranges from red to dark red-brown. The product may be sold as an intact pod, pieces, flakes, or powder; dried flesh may be flexible, leathery, brittle, or hard. Whole peppers can be infused or rehydrated, while flakes and powder disperse through a preparation more readily.

Ingredient type
whole food

Forms & related ingredients

FOLLOW IT TO THE PLATE

Where will you meet it?

Explore the dishes that use this ingredient and their country and cuisine connections.

Explore linked dishes

ON A MENU OR LABEL

Find local names and written forms to help recognise this ingredient.

See local names

Where dried red chili pepper appears

128 linked foods

Find foods to recognise by country and type. Recipes and products vary; these are recorded ingredient connections.

Showing 1–12 of 128

Main dishes

Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.

Local names for dried red chili pepper

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

dried red chili pepper

Available names only. Languages may be spoken in other countries; a name alone does not identify every ingredient in a dish.

Dried Red Chili Pepper nutrition & diet

Dried Red Chili Pepper 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 chili pepper form listed, distinguishing whole pods, flakes, and powder. Seed and stem handling, grinding, and moisture affect the usable portion. Review whether the product is plain or seasoned, and account for oil, sauces, or other ingredients introduced during frying, soaking, blending, or cooking.

Compare the right form: Match references to plain dried ripe chili pepper in the same whole, crushed, or ground form, identifying edible pod, seed, and stem treatment.

Diet considerations

Dried red chili pepper is plant-derived. Compatibility changes in seasoned products, coatings, sauces, or blends containing oil, sugar, dairy, animal flavorings, or cereal carriers. The plain pepper is distinct from prepared chili paste or fried chili. Carbohydrate patterns are portion-dependent and reflect the accompanying recipe more than the pepper.

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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.

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.

Last recorded verification: .