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Fruit
Chilli fruit is the whole pod—botanically a berry—ranging from sweet mild peppers to extreme hot landraces. Colour, wall thickness, and heat units (Scoville) define culinary use more than size alone. Use fresh, dried, smoked, or pickled. Match variety to dish: fruity habanero, smoky chipotle, grassy jalapeño, or mild banana pepper. Store fresh pods refrigerated; dry fully before long storage of dried fruit.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 7.53 g
- Saturated Fat 2.18 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.24 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.11 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 39.7 mg
- Salt 0.09 g
- Total Carbohydrate 50.1 g
- Dietary Fibre 25.3 g
- Total Sugars 4.8 g
- Complex / starch 15.3 g
- Protein 9.72 g
- Water 27.7 g
- Energy 307 kcal
- Water 27.7 g
- Carbohydrates 50.1 g
- Protein 9.72 g
- Fat 7.53 g
- Saturated Fat 2.18 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.24 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.11 g
- Omega-3 0.47 g
- Vitamins 83.8 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.81 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.45 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.27 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 34.6 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 1.69 mg
- Vitamin K 25.1 µg
- Minerals 351 mg
- Major Minerals 350 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.09 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.14 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.81 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.45 · vitamin-b6: 0.27 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 34.6 · vitamin-e: 1.69 · vitamin-k: 25.1 ·
Minerals
Fruit of Chilli: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Capsicum fruits were domesticated in the Americas for heat and flavour.
Portuguese and Spanish trade networks globalised chilli fruit within decades.
Scoville’s organoleptic test began quantifying chilli heat for industry.