2 oz,16 oz Jalapeno Peppers are named after the town of Jalapa in the state of Veracruz in Mexico. Jalapeno Chile powder is made from grinding whole jalapeno, the most widely used chili pepper in the United States This is a thick fleshed pepper, bright to dull green in color with a hot green vegetable flavor. The Jalpeno is considered a medium heat chili, rated 6.5 on a heat scale of 1-10 and 7,000- 15,000 in Scoville Heat Unit.