Proper Name: Jalapeño Purple

Pronunciation: Ha-la-pen-yoe Per-Pul

Other Names: N/A

Type: Capsicum Annuum

Rarity: Common

Seed Availablity: Unavailable

Scoville Heat Units: 2.5K – 8K SHU

Sauce Strength Rating*: Medium – 2.5/11

Colour: Purple, ripening to Red

Ripe Flavour: A slightly sweet, juicy and slightly fruity red pepper taste.

Green Flavour: Dark green, sometimes described as “grassy”, with tiny perfumed hints near the stem. I, personally, prefer them to other Jalapeños but the difference is minor.

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Related Peppers: Jalapeño Red, Jalapeño Yellow, Jalapeño NuMex Big Jim, Jalapeño NuMex Lemon Spice

You may also enjoy: Biquiño Red, Tabasco Red, Cherry Bomb Red, Cherry Bomb Big Bomb, Sugar Rush Red, Serrano Purple, Fish Pepper

*This value represents the heat rating that I would expect to give to a sauce using this pepper as its main ingredient. Other ingredients or particularly high purity may result in a slightly stronger sauce, while lower concentrations will yeild a weaker one and other products may vary.