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"Bell peppers are a good source of heart-healthy nutrients like vitamin C, potassium, B6 and antioxidants, particularly carotenoids, which help boost immunity and overall health," says Michelle ...
(If you really want to reap the immune-boosting benefits, red bell peppers have twice the vitamin C of green bell peppers, per the Center for Nutrition, Diet and Health.)
A red bell pepper supplies twice the vitamin C and eight times the vitamin A content of a green bell pepper. [12] The bell pepper is the only member of the genus Capsicum that does not produce capsaicin, a lipophilic chemical that can cause a strong burning sensation when it comes in contact with mucous membranes.
Capsicum annuum, commonly known as paprika, chili pepper, red pepper, sweet pepper, jalapeño, cayenne, or bell pepper, [5] is a fruiting plant from the family Solanaceae (nightshades), within the genus Capsicum which is native to the northern regions of South America and to southwestern North America.
The large, mild form is called bell pepper, or is named by color (green pepper, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, etc.) in North America and South Africa, sweet pepper. The name is simply pepper in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [11] The name capsicum is used in Australia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand. [12]
You snack on bell peppers , you love the heat of jalapeño in homemade...
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Green pepper can refer to: Green examples of fruits of the species Capsicum annuum, called a bell pepper in North America, simply a pepper in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a capsicum in India, Australia, and New Zealand; Chili pepper, a hot pepper, some of which are green; Zanthoxylum armatum, rattan pepper