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A mature jalapeño chili is 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long and 25–38 mm (1– 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) wide, and hangs down from the plant. The pungency of jalapeño peppers varies, but is usually between 4,000 and 8,500 units on the Scoville scale . [ 5 ]
Unripe habaneros are green, and they color as they mature. The most common color variants are orange and red, but the fruit may also be white, brown, yellow, green, or purple. [1] Typically, a ripe habanero is 2–6 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches) long. Habanero chilis are very hot, rated 100,000–350,000 on the Scoville scale.
Chili peppers originated in Central or South America and were first cultivated in Mexico. European explorers brought chili peppers back to the Old World in the late 16th century as part of the Columbian Exchange , which led to the cultivation of multiple varieties across the world for food and traditional medicine.
The tabasco pepper is a variety of the chili pepper species Capsicum frutescens originating in Mexico. It is best known through its use in Tabasco sauce, followed by peppered vinegar. [1] Like all C. frutescens cultivars, the tabasco plant has a typical bushy growth, which commercial cultivation makes stronger by trimming the plants. The ...
Malagueta pepper (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐlɐˈɡetɐ]), a variety of Capsicum frutescens, [1] is a type of chili pepper widely used in the Portuguese-speaking world (Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe) and the Caribbean.
Capsicum annuum, commonly known as paprika, chili pepper, red pepper, sweet pepper, jalapeño, cayenne, or bell pepper, [5] is a fruiting plant from the family Solanaceae (nightshades), within the genus Capsicum which is native to the northern regions of South America and to southwestern North America.
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Paprika (US / p ə ˈ p r i k ə /, / p æ ˈ p r i k ə / ⓘ; [1] UK / ˈ p æ p r ɪ k ə /, / p ə ˈ p r iː k ə / [1]) is a spice made from dried and ground red peppers. [2] It is traditionally made from Capsicum annuum varietals in the Longum group, including chili peppers.