Vegetables
Jalapeno: weights & conversions
A US cup of jalapeno weighs about 90 g. One weighs about 14 g. 100 g is 29 calories and 0.91 g of protein.
Also written as: jalapenos, serrano chile, serrano pepper, chile pepper, green chiles, green chilies, chilies, chiles.
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1 cup of jalapeno is about 90 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of jalapeno weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 90 g | 3.17 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 67.5 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 60 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 45 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 30 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 22.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 5.63 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 1.88 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts jalapeno instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 jalapeno | 14 g | 0.49 oz |
| 2 jalapenos | 28 g | |
| 3 jalapenos | 42 g | |
| 4 jalapenos | 56 g | |
| 6 jalapenos | 84 g | |
| 12 jalapenos | 168 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 29 | 0.91 g | 0.37 g | 6.5 g | 2.8 g | 3 mg |
| Per cup (90 g) | 26 | 0.82 g | 0.33 g | 5.85 g | 2.52 g | 3 mg |
| Per tablespoon (5.63 g) | 2 | 0.05 g | 0.02 g | 0.37 g | 0.16 g | 0 mg |
| Per jalapeno (14 g) | 4 | 0.13 g | 0.05 g | 0.91 g | 0.39 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 33 | 1.03 g | 0.42 g | 7.37 g | 3.18 g | 3 mg |
If you have run out
- Dried chile, about half as much. Dried chiles are more concentrated than fresh jalapeño — taste before adding more.
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of jalapeno?
- One US cup of jalapeno weighs about 90 g (3.17 oz). A tablespoon is about 5.63 g and a teaspoon about 1.88 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of jalapeno?
- 100 g of jalapeno is about 1.11 cups — near enough to 1 1/8 cups in a measuring cup.
- How much does one jalapeno weigh?
- One jalapeno weighs about 14 g (0.49 oz), so a pound is roughly 32 of them.
- How many calories are in jalapeno?
- Jalapeno has about 29 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 26 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of jalapeno?
- Dried chile, about half as much. Dried chiles are more concentrated than fresh jalapeño — taste before adding more.