Jalapeno pepper
What the research shows
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What research says
Found in some samples or products
These come from where it was grown, how it was processed or cooked, or what it was made into. They are not about the ingredient itself, so the signal does not count them.
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Pesticide levels in produce3
Pesticides were found in about half of jalapeño peppers tested, and high intakes may be a concern.
The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.
Products
The 6 most-scanned of 11,978 products on Open Food Facts that list jalapeno pepper.
- Tyrrell's Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper Tyrrell’s · 30 g x5 (150 g) 1 additive
- Jalapeño Ramona's Heavenly Houmous Ramona's · 500 g 3 additives
- Chipotle & lime Manomasa · 140 g 2 additives
- BARBECUE LENTIL CHIPS PROPER · 85 gram 0 additives
- 3 Bean & Lentil Chilli Merchant Gourmet · 280 g 3 additives
- Spicy tomato, lentil and red pepper soup Sainsbury's · 600 g 0 additives
References
- 1jalapeno pepper: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
- 2Jalapeño. Wikipedia. Accessed September 29, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 3Keklik M, Odabas E, Kayisoglu C, Golge O, Kabak B. Deterministic and Probabilistic Assessment of Dietary Exposure to Pesticide Residues in Sweet Italian-Type and Jalapeño Peppers From Türkiye for the Adult Population. J Agric Food Chem. 2026;74(20):15832-15845. doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.6c00194