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Rocoto

Thick-fleshed hot Andean chilli with black seeds.

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About Rocoto

Rocoto is a thick-fleshed hot Andean chilli, used fresh in sauces, salsas, relishes, marinades, and other savoury dishes. Its substantial flesh makes it useful both chopped and blended, where it contributes heat as well as body. It is the chilli fruit itself, rather than a prepared sauce or seasoning made from it.

The flesh is juicy, crisp when raw, and distinctly hot, with a fresh, fruity character typical of ripe chilli peppers. Heat is concentrated in the inner ribs and membranes, while removing these parts can make the flavour gentler. The black seeds are a notable feature of many rocotos, though seed colour and heat can vary among cultivated forms.

Rocoto is commonly sold as a fresh whole chilli, with mature fruits appearing red, yellow, orange, or other colours according to variety and ripeness. It can be sliced, chopped, stuffed, or blended. Cooking softens the flesh and changes its bright fresh flavour; removing seeds and inner tissue alters the heat of the prepared dish.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

rocoto

English

rocoto pepper

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Rocoto nutrition & diet

Rocoto nutritional value

Fresh rocoto / locoto chilli — B 76

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

Calories
36kcal
Protein
1.2g
Carbs
8.2g
Fat
0.5g

Per 100 g edible portion, as recorded in Tablas Peruanas de Composición de Alimentos 2017. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate (CHOCDF), not available carbohydrate. Values apply to this form, not prepared dishes, sauces or extracts.

Portions & preparation

Confirm that the ingredient is the rocoto chilli fruit, and record whether it is fresh, dried, pickled, or cooked. Include the edible flesh and seeds only if consumed. Sauces, fillings, oils, salt, and preserved liquids should not be attributed to the plain pepper.

Compare the right form: Reference rocoto fruit by the relevant species or local identity, in the stated fresh, dried, pickled, or cooked form, with seeds included or removed.

Diet considerations

Rocoto is a plant-derived chilli. Plain fresh or cooked fruit differs from rocoto pastes, pickles, sauces, and stuffed preparations that may contain oil, salt, dairy, meat, or cereal ingredients. Compatibility therefore depends on the recipe, processing aids, and whether the portion is used alone or within a composite 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: Peruvian Food Composition Tables 2017 — B 76 ↗. 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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