Pepper · Capsicum annuum

Chipotle (smoked jalapeño)

Chipotle is a chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) with a published heat of 2,500 to 8,000 SHU. It comes from Mexico. 8 sauces in the catalog use it as the main pepper or list it on the label.

Published heat

1,0002,000

1,0003,999

2,5005,000

1,0008,000

Chipotle (smoked jalapeño)

2,5008,000

Jalapeño

2,5008,000

Aleppo

10,000

Gochugaru (Korean chili)

1,50010,000

Fresno

2,50010,000

Chipotle beside the peppers closest to it in published heat. The full chart is on the peppers page.

Notes

Smoky

Sauces with Chipotle


Black Eyed Susan Chickpotle	Black Eyed Susan Spice Co.	none
Blair's Original Death Sauce with Chipotle	Blair's	30,000
Cholula Chipotle	Cholula	none
Culley's Chipotle	Culley's	none
El Yucateco Chipotle	El Yucateco	1,900-2,300
Hot Ones Fiery Chipotle	Hot Ones	15,600
Secret Aardvark Smoky Aardvark	Secret Aardvark	none
Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce	Tabasco	1,500-2,500

Pepper facts

Species: Capsicum annuum
Lowest published: 2,500 SHU
Highest published: 8,000 SHU
Origin: Mexico
Color when ripe: Brown
Source: chilipeppermadness.com Commercial or wiki source

This range comes from a commercial or wiki source (Chili Pepper Madness). It will be replaced when a university or journal figure is found.