Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I didn't know all this about peppers and I eat every kind of pepper. Thanks for sending this in. Paul , " llaci2003 " <jjaksic wrote: > > You probably already know this but I found it interesting because I > cannot tolerate green chili pepper spice but love bell peppers. > > " Bell pepper is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. > Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colors, including > red, yellow, green and orange. Bell peppers contain a recessive gene > that prevents capsaicin from being produced, so they lack the > spiciness that many other varieties of peppers have[citation needed]. > Bell peppers are sometimes grouped with less pungent pepper varieties > as " sweet peppers " . > > " The chili pepper, chilli pepper, or more simply just " chili " , is the > fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the > nightshade family, Solanaceae " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I had no idea about the difference in sweet and hot peppers. Now I do. Thank you. Katie Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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