Ancho Chiles

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Ancho Chiles: Dried Poblano chiles (Capsicum Annuum) are also known as Ancho Chiles [Ahn-cho]. The word "ancho" is spanish for "wide", the chiles are generally flat, triangular in shape, and one of the largest chile peppers. (Chiles are the second most popular condiment after salt.) Anchos have a dark red color and are slightly sweet with a moderate heat (1,000 to 1,500 Scoville units). Dried, the flavor of ancho chiles is enhanced over the poblano, and they have a better shelf life and are easier to work with. Dried chiles offer great convenience for commercial kitchens and restaurants as they are easily stored and do not require refrigeration or special handling.

Common in mole, these chiles are produced in the heart of Mexico. Used along side Mulato and Pasilla chiles, and sometimes mistaken for Mulato and Pasilla chiles, Ancho chiles can grow to 6 inches long and 3 inches wide. They can be purchased as whole dried peppers, granulated, powdered, or as a paste. A member of "the holy trinity" of chiles (with Mulato and Pasilla), they are very common in Mexican quisine and can be substituted for other chiles when necessary.

Ancho Chile Facts:

Ancho chiles are dried Poblano chiles
Heat index - Mild (1,000 to 1,500 Scoville units, 3-4 on a scale of 10)
Produced in central Mexico
Anchos are dark reddish brown in color
Available whole, granulated, powdered, and as a paste
Common in Mexican cuisine, mole
4" to 6" long and 2" to 3" wide
Latin or binomial name: Capsicum annuum

Nutritional data per 100g:

Alanine - 0.476 g

Arginine - 0.554 g

Ash - 5.89 g

Aspartic acid - 1.661 g

Calcium, Ca - 61 mg

Carbohydrate, by difference - 51.41 g

Copper, Cu - 0.508 mg

Cystine - 0.219 g

Energy - 1176 kj

Energy - 281 kcal

Fatty acids, total monounsaturated - 0.492 g

Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated - 4.511 g

Fatty acids, total saturated - 0.820 g

Fiber, total dietary - 21.6 g

Folate, DFE - 69 mcg_DFE

Folate, food - 69 mcg

Folate, total - 69 mcg

Glutamic acid - 1.532 g

Glycine - 0.425 g

Histidine - 0.232 g

Iron, Fe - 10.93 mg

Isoleucine - 0.373 g

Leucine - 0.605 g

Lysine - 0.515 g

Magnesium, Mg - 113 mg

Manganese, Mn - 1.279 mg

Methionine - 0.142 g

Niacin - 6.403 mg

Pantothenic acid - 1.993 mg

Phenylalanine - 0.361 g

Phosphorus, P - 201 mg

Potassium, K - 2411 mg

Proline - 0.502 g

Protein - 11.86 g

Riboflavin - 2.255 mg

Selenium, Se - 2.9 mcg

Serine - 0.464 g

Sodium, Na - 43 mg

Thiamin - 0.179 mg

Threonine - 0.425 g

Total lipid (fat) - 8.20 g

Tryptophan - 0.155 g

Tyrosine - 0.245 g

Valine - 0.489 g

Vitamin A, IU - 20438 IU

Vitamin A, RAE - 1022 mcg_RAE

Vitamin B-6 - 3.535 mg

Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid - 2.0 mg

Water - 22.63 g

Zinc, Zn - 1.42 mg

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