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Serrano pepper

Serrano pepper is a slender fresh chile used green or ripe red, offering crisp flesh and variable heat in chopped, blended, cooked, pickled, or canned forms.

Serrano pepper — illustrative ingredient image

About Serrano pepper

Serrano pepper is a fresh chile pepper commonly used green or left to ripen to red. The fruits are generally slender and smaller than many common sweet peppers, with crisp flesh and a bright, hot flavour. Heat varies among peppers, including within a batch, so the name does not imply a fixed intensity.

It is used fresh in chopped, sliced, or blended form, and may also be cooked, pickled, or sold canned. Both green and ripe peppers are used, with differences in colour and flavour as they mature. The stem and seeds may be removed or retained according to preparation.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for serrano pepper

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English

serrano pepper

English

Peppers, serrano, raw

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English

Peppers, serrano, seeded, raw

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English

serrano pepper (raw)

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Serrano pepper nutrition & diet

Serrano pepper nutritional value

Peppers, serrano, raw

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

Calories
32kcal
Protein
1.7g
Carbs
6.7g
Fat
0.4g

Reference values for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, brands and preparation can differ.

Comparisons depend on whether the pepper is green or ripe, fresh or preserved, and whether edible portions are measured with seeds and stem excluded.

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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Peppers, serrano, 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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