Chili Powder

Spice

Chili Powder

Chili powder as a North American blend mixes ground chilli with cumin, oregano, garlic, and sometimes salt—distinct from pure ground chile. It seasons chilli con carne, tacos, and rubs. Pure single-chile powders are better modelled under Chilli; this entry is the blended pantry product.

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Characteristics

Preparations

Freshly GroundPowderToastedWhole Mix

Traits

AromaticBlendedCuminEarthyMildly HotSavouryWarm

Nutrition and pairings

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 377

Amount per 100 g

  • Total Fat 5 g
  • Saturated Fat 1.25 g
  • Trans Fat 0 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 1.5 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 2.25 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Sodium 37.9 mg
  • Salt 0.1 g
  • Total Carbohydrate 75 g
  • Dietary Fibre 25.8 g
  • Total Sugars 4.8 g
  • Complex / starch 14.1 g
  • Protein 8 g
  • Water 8 g

Dried spices are concentrated plant tissue—fibre-heavy by weight, used in gram doses.

In the kitchen

Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Chili Powder.

Pairs well with

Classic and complementary matches

Usually avoid with

Often clash in flavour or tradition

History

US

Texan and southwestern cookery mixed dried chillies with cumin and oregano.

US

Commercial chili powder cans standardised American chilli seasoning.

Chili powder became a global supermarket blend for Tex-Mex cooking.

Specialty pure chile powders coexisted with traditional blended chili powder.

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