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Green Chilli

Green chilli is a fresh green chili pepper used as a seasoning, garnish, or cooking ingredient.

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About Green Chilli

Green chilli is a fresh chilli fruit used while green, whether harvested before full ripeness or naturally green in a particular variety. It is commonly chopped, sliced, crushed, or left whole to season curries, sauces, relishes, soups, marinades, and cooked vegetable dishes. It functions as a seasoning, garnish, or cooking ingredient.

Its flavour ranges from grassy and vegetal to sharp and pungently hot, with heat varying substantially by variety and maturity. Fresh green chillies are usually firm, with a smooth, glossy surface. The exact heat, size, and flavour profile cannot be specified without a variety or maturity description.

Fresh green chillies are sold whole or cut. They may be chopped, sliced, crushed, or left whole; blending changes them into pastes or sauces, which are distinct prepared products. Cooking changes their texture and can alter the perceived sharpness, while trimming changes the proportion of flesh, seeds, and internal membranes.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for green chilli

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English

green chilli

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Green Chilli nutrition & diet

Green Chilli nutritional value

Chilli (chili), green, raw

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

Calories
43.3kcal
Protein
2.8g
Carbs
1.0g
Fat
0.3g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F002896. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Identify the green chilli variety and record the edible fruit portion, including retained seeds and membranes. Separate fresh, cooked, roasted, pickled, canned, dried, and blended forms, and note any oil, vinegar, sugar, dairy, flour, salt, or other recipe additions.

Compare the right form: Match references to the identified green chilli variety and precise fresh, cooked, preserved, dried, or blended edible form.

Diet considerations

Green chilli is a plant food, while prepared products may contain animal ingredients or cereal components. Dairy sauces, meat dishes, flour coatings, oils, sweeteners, and pickling mixtures change compatibility. Because the name is broad, establish species or variety, processing, and whether the entry is whole or blended.

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

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Chilli (chili), green, raw ↗. 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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