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Ingredient dictionary

Jalapeno pepper on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Jalapeno pepper is a kind of chili pepper. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 13,531 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does jalapeno pepper contain an allergen?

Jalapeno pepper is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is jalapeno pepper vegan?

Yes. Jalapeno pepper is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does jalapeno pepper have on a label?

In English jalapeno pepper can also read “jalapeño chilli” or “jalapeño chillies”. On European labels it is “piments jalapeño” in French, “Jalapeno-Chilis” in German and “Pimientos Jalapeños” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In Englishjalapeño chillijalapeño chillies

French: piments jalapeño, piment jalapeño
German: Jalapeno-Chilis, Jalapenopfeffer
Spanish: Pimientos Jalapeños, pimiento jalapeño rojo
Italian: Peperoncini jalapeños
Dutch: Jalapeno pepers, jalapeño peper
Portuguese: pimenta-jalapenho
Polish: papryczki jalapeño, papryka jalapeño
Swedish: jalapeñopeppar, jalapenopeppar
Danish: jalapeño chili
Finnish: jalapeño, jalapenot
Hungarian: jalapeno paprika
Croatian: jalapeno papričica

Which foods contain jalapeno pepper?

Open Food Facts lists jalapeno pepper or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 13,531 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and cheese. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.

Dressings and sauces4,026
Ready meals870
Cheese849
Savoury snacks387
Processed meat259
Sandwiches240

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 11,147 · United Kingdom 591 · France 526 · Germany 404.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where jalapeno pepper turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is jalapeno pepper?

Jalapeno pepper is a kind of chili pepper.

Kinds of jalapeno pepperChipotle Green jalapeno peppersHot jalapeno pepper

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

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