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Green bell peppers are less sweet and slightly more bitter than the other varieties of bell peppers because they are harvested before they are fully ripe. This also means that they will stay fresh longer than the other varieties.

Yellow Bell Peppers

Yellow bell peppers are a little sweeter than green peppers, but not as sweet as the orange and red varieties. They are a vibrant addition to salads and stir fry, or a wonderful, low-calorie snack.

Orange Bell Peppers

Orange bell peppers are almost as sweet as reds, but not quite as fruity. They add a touch of color and beauty to any cooked dish, and are also delicious to eat sliced with dips.

Red Bell Peppers

Red bell peppers are the sweetest of all bell pepper varieties because they are allowed to ripen the longest. Red bell peppers have three times as much vitamin C as the green varieties and are a very good source of beta-carotene.

White Bell Peppers

White bell peppers are grown from a different hybrid seed than the other pepper varieties for its albino look. This pepper typically turns from green to white and adds nice color, as well as a sweet taste, to any dish.

Purple Bell Peppers

Like the white pepper, purple bell peppers are also from a different hybrid seed variety. However, the purple bell pepper has a mild flavor similar to green peppers and their dramatic color fades to green when cooked.

Peppers Information:

Like their relatives, the chili pepper, bell peppers originated in South America and were carried throughout the world by Portuguese and Spanish explorers. Peppers actually got their name from Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers who found them while they were looking for peppercorn plants to produce black pepper.

Bell peppers are sweet peppers that are chunky in shape, but nearly hollow inside. Their wonderful color, tangy taste and crunchy texture makes them a favorite raw snack, but peppers can also be baked, stuffed, roasted, stir-fried, grilled in salads and added into savory stews or soups.

Peppers come in many different colors, including deep green, blond, bright yellow, orange, fire-truck red and purple-black, and many varieties turn different colors as they ripen. Their colorful exteriors are also a telltale sign that they are high in many nutrients. They have twice the amount of Vitamin C (by weight) as citrus fruits and red peppers have about three times more Vitamin C than the green varieties.

Make sure their skin is firm without any wrinkles and that stems look fresh and green. Avoid peppers that have sunken areas or black spots.

Learn more about the delicious pepper varieties our farmers in Mexico are proud to grow for you and your family.

Recipes for Peppers

Nutritional Information:

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Storage:

Store peppers in the refrigerator until you're ready to eat them.

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