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Discover the pros and cons of jalapenos , their health benefits, and the benefits of eating jalapeno peppers. Learn if these spicy peppers are right for you! The Sierra Fuego jalapeño pepper is a hybrid which produces a large amount of peppers per plant. This pepper measures three and half inches long and one and a half inches wide when mature, which typically takes 80 days. The pepper is mildly hot and grows from dark green in color to red with maturity. In terms of heat, jalapeno peppers are considered moderately spicy. They rank between 2,500 and 8,000 on the Scoville scale. Jalapenos are used in a variety of ways, including fresh, smoked, dried, or pickled, and are often stuffed with cheese or other fillings for appetizers. The jalapeño (/ ˌhæləˈpiːnjoʊ / HAL-ə-PEE-nyoh, [1] Spanish: [xalaˈpeɲo] ⓘ) is a medium-sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum. [2] . A mature jalapeño chili is 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long and 25–38 mm (1– in) wide, and hangs down from the plant.