Jalapeno Peppers: Production, Processing and Marketing
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Jalapeno peppers are one of the most popular chile peppers in the world. They belong to the family of Solanaceae, the potato family and tropical in their growing habit. Jalapenos have their origin in Mexican regions and are mainly cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions in the world. Fresh green jalapenos are used in a variety of continental food preparations. There is a steady demand for jalapeno green peppers in hotel and food industry. Chipotles, the smoked jalapenos have a strong demand in Mexican and Latin American food industry.
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Jalapeno Peppers - Roby Jose Ciju
Jalapeno Peppers
Production, Processing and Marketing
Roby Jose Ciju
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to all home gardeners, farmers, commercial growers and all plant-loving souls who have a genuine interest in jalapeno pepper plants and all other chile pepper plants….
Acknowledgments
As we know, everything worthwhile is always accomplished through team effort only. I would like to acknowledge the efforts of my staff at agrihortico.com for helping me to republish this version of my book Jalapeno Peppers
with additional information and relevant images. Hope my readers will find this book very useful in their gardening/farming endeavors...
JALAPENO PEPPERS: AN INTRODUCTION
Jalapeno peppers is an important group of chile peppers. All chile peppers belong to the genus Capsicum and the family Solanaceae. Cultivated capsicum includes at least 25 species of chile pepper plants, four of which have been domesticated. They are grown for different purposes such as for vegetables, spices, and condiments. All chile peppers, including jalapeno peppers are tropical and subtropical in their growing habit. Chile peppers are of American origin.
Mainly FOUR species of chile peppers are in cultivation. These are Capsicum annuum, Capsicum pubescens, Capsicum chinense and Capsicum baccatum (C. frutescens).
Among these, Capsicum annuum is the most cultivated chile pepper species. Most of the chile pepper varieties that are available in the market belong to the group Capsicum annuum. Jalapeno pepper also belongs to this group.
A detailed account of various chile peppers in cultivation is given below:
chili-2680367_960_720.jpgFigure 1: A Chile Pepper Plant
Cultivated Chile Peppers in Capsicum Genus
Capsicum annuum var. annuum: Major cultivated chile peppers in Capsicum annuum group are Bell Peppers, Cayenne Peppers, Cherry Peppers, Pimento Peppers or Banana Peppers, Peperoncino or Italian Sweet Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Pasilla Peppers, Poblano Peppers (ancho peppers), Serrano Peppers, Anaheim Peppers (New Mexico Anaheim Peppers) also called ‘long green chilies’, Hungarian Wax Peppers, Fresno Peppers, Mirasol Peppers, and Cascabel Peppers. Other chile peppers who belong toCapsicum annuum group are, Aleppo, Chilaca, Chungyang Red Pepper, Cubanelle, De árbol, Dundicut, Guajillo, Macho, Medusa, Mulato, Puya, Peter, Santa Fe Grande, Tien Tsin, and Shishito.
Capsicum baccatum / capsicum frutescens var. baccatum: Major cultivated chile peppers in Capsicum baccatum group are, Aji (Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum), Peruvian Pepper (Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum), Locoto (Capsicum baccatum var. baccatum), Bird's Eye chili or Thai Peppers, Tabasco peppers and Other cultivars such as African Bird's Eye, Blanco, and Malagueta.
Capsicum chinense: Major cultivated chile peppers in Capsicum chinense group are, Rocotillo, Habanero pepper (also called Red Savina Habanero or Scotch bonnet pepper), Naga Jolokia, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, also known as Trinidad Scorpion Butch T and other cultivars such as Adjuma, Limo, Ají dulce, Datil, Fatalii, Hainan Yellow Lantern Chili, Madame Jeanette, Mora, and Morita.
Capsicum pubescens: One major cultivar belonging to the group Capsicum pubescens and is popular among growers is Rocoto Peppers.
In this small book, we will focus on jalapeno peppers only. A detailed account of jalapeno cultivation practices, both conventional growing and organic growing practices for jalapenos, their processing and marketing practices and other relevant information is available in this small book.
appetite-1238546_960_720.jpgFigure 2: Jalapeno Peppers
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF JALAPENOS
Before explaining production practices, let us have a look at the economic importance of jalapenos.
Jalapeno peppers are mainly used as a vegetable and also as a side ingredient in many exotic food preparations such as pizzas, salads, sandwiches and similar dishes. Jalapenos are excellent food additives and are also used for coloring and flavoring various food preparations. Jalapeno peppers can be grown as ornamental plants as well.
appetite-1238240_960_720.jpgFigure 3: Red and Green Jalapenos
Jalapeno peppers are also a good source of capsaicin, a major antioxidant, presence of which attributes a lot of medicinal properties to jalapenos.
Jalapeno peppers can be processed into a number of valuable processed foods such as nacho sliced peppers, canned jalapenos, smoked jalapenos or chipotles and jalapeno pickles.
So in a nutshell, the economic importance of jalapeno peppers is as follows:
As a food additive, flavoring and coloring agent
As a vegetable
As a spice and condiment
As a garnishing and topping agent
As an ornamental plant
As a rich source of capsaicin, an antioxidant and