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Produce Info, Storage Tips and Recipes

Bell Peppers (Other)

The Basics

This includes all non-green bell peppers, from red to orange to yellow!

Bell peppers (or "capsicum" in British English) are technically fruits that originated in Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.The color can be green, red, yellow, or orange depending on when the peppers are harvested. Generally, red, yellow, and orange peppers are sweeter than green peppers due to their longer ripening. (Read more on Wikipedia.)

Storage Tips

Bell peppers are ethylene sensitive, so they should not be stored near ethylene-producing food such as pears or apples. Store peppers in plastic bags and they will keep up to five days in the refrigerator. Green peppers will keep slightly longer than the other, more ripe, varieties.

Nutrition

Compared to green peppers, red, yellow, and orange peppers have even more vitamins and nutrients! They are a great source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B6, potassium, and folate. One cup of chopped red peppers actually contains over 50% more vitamin C than one cup of chopped green peppers. Red peppers also contain higher amounts of carotenes, like lycopene, which may be a potentially important chemical for preventing cancer. (Read more about lycopene on Wikipedia and see more nutrition facts at Self.com.)

 

Recipes

Collard Green Cole Slaw
Corn and Black Bean Salad
Crudités with Lemon-Pesto Goat Cheese Dip
Easy Vegetarian Chili
Fall Foliage Lemongrass Soup
Grilled Vegetables with Rosemary-Goat Cheese Polenta
Lemon Pepper Pasta and Asparagus
Quinoa Avocado Salad
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Summer Gazpacho
Vegan Chili