Organic Chipotle Chili Pepper Powder

Chipotle chili pepper powder is made from dried, smoked jalapeño peppers. The peppers are smoked over wood fires, which gives them their characteristic smoky flavor and dark color before being ground into a powder.

This powder is used to add a smoky, spicy flavor to a variety of foods. It's common in spice blends, marinades, sauces, and rubs, especially for meats and vegetables. Manufacturers use it to enhance the taste profile of products like burgers, chili, and snack foods.

Chipotle chili pepper powder is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA when used as a food ingredient. It provides flavor and contains capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their heat. While generally consumed in small amounts as a spice, high intakes of capsaicin can cause digestive upset in some individuals. Regulatory bodies like EFSA have evaluated chili peppers and their extracts, but specific evaluations for chipotle powder are not widely cited.