[PAR] [TLE] Jalapeño [SEP] The jalapeño ( , , , ] ) is a medium-sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species "Capsicum annuum".  A mature jalapeño fruit is 5 - long and hangs down with a round, firm, smooth flesh of 25 - wide.  Depending on cultivar, it can have a wide range of pungency, with Scoville heat units of a few thousand to as high as 462,884 (Chiltepín cultivar).  Commonly picked and consumed while still green, it is occasionally allowed to fully ripen and turn red, orange, or yellow.  It is wider and generally milder than the similar Serrano pepper.  The Chile Pepper Institute is known for developing colored variations. [PAR] [TLE] Serrano pepper [SEP] The serrano pepper ("Capsicum annuum") is a type of chili pepper that originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo.  The name of the pepper is a reference to the mountains ("sierras") of these regions.
[PAR] [TLE] Jalapeño [ SEP ] The jalapeño ( , , , ] ) is a medium - sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species " Capsicum annuum " . A mature jalapeño fruit is 5 - long and hangs down with a round , firm , smooth flesh of 25 - wide . Depending on cultivar , it can have a wide range of pungency , with Scoville heat units of a few thousand to as high as 462,884 ( Chiltepín cultivar ) . Commonly picked and consumed while still green , it is occasionally allowed to fully ripen and turn red , orange , or yellow . It is wider and generally milder than the similar Serrano pepper . The Chile Pepper Institute is known for developing colored variations . [PAR] [TLE] Serrano pepper [ SEP ] The serrano pepper ( " Capsicum annuum " ) is a type of chili pepper that originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo . The name of the pepper is a reference to the mountains ( " sierras " ) of these regions .
Is the "capsicum annuum" milder or hotter than the jalapeno pepper?
Is the " capsicum annuum " milder or hotter than the jalapeno pepper ?
It is wider and generally milder than the similar Serrano pepper.
It is wider and generally milder than the similar Serrano pepper.