chilli powder

chilli powder (Peppers | Capsicum Annuum)

CAPSICUM ANNUUM

Family: Solanaceae

There are more than 40 spieces of Capsicum Annuum. For a full list click here.

CHILLI PEPPERS
AKA: chili, chile

Bell Pepper – heat 0 SHU

Jalapeño

Simply called chilli in the UK – heat 2,500–8,000 SHU

Cayenne pepper – heat 30,000–50,000 SHU (red)

Fresno – similar to jalapeño but with thinner walls. Most common chilli for Salsa. – heat 2,500–10,000 SHU

Sweet Cayenne – 1 – 1,000 SHU

Bird’s Eye Chilli – 50,000–100,000 SHU. AKA Thai Chilli, Bird Eye Chilli

Serrano – 10,000–23,000 SHU

Chipotle

a smoke-dried ripe jalapeño

Ancho is dried red Poblano – 1,000–2,000 SHU

Red pepper flakes

AKA: Chilli flake

A mix of peppers (like jalapeno, bell, fresno and anaheim) with cayenne pepper as the base ingredient. Exact blend differs between brands.

Paprika is traditionally made from sweet bell pepper but can be made from any pepper in the Caspium annum family. Taste can be mild to hot and flavour can vary between countries.