Green peppers

Green peppers, also called, bell peppers, are part of the pepper family.

Green bell peppers

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Scientific name

Capsicum annuum is a species of the plant genus Capsicum

Shrimp stuffed peppers

Shrimp stuffed peppers

Red peppers and green peppers

• Sweet red pepper is simply a mature green bell pepper

Bell shape

• Bell peppers have a bell shape.

Green bell peppers

Shapes, colors and sizes

• Bell peppers come in a rainbow of colors and have varying levels of sweetness.
• They come in green, red, yellow, purple, white and even brown.

Traffic light peppers

• In some countries, they package red, yellow and green peppers in packs of three and call them “traffic light peppers”.
• Red bell peppers are the sweetest of all the colors.

Green peppers

Green peppers

Nutrition

• By weight, a sweet red bell pepper contains three times as much vitamin C as a citrus fruit such as an orange.
• One serving or ½ cup, about 5 strips, provides 100 percent of your daily requirement of vitamin C!
• Vitamin C is needed by the body to form collagen in bones, cartilage, muscle, and blood vessels, and aids in the absorption of iron.

Hunan cuisine

Hunan cuisine

Antioxidants

• Red bell peppers contain the antioxidant lycopene.
• Lycopene is an antioxidant that may help reduce the risks of cancer and other diseases.
• Did you know that peppers can get a suntan? (A suntanned pepper is a green pepper with red spots).

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