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Sweet

Bell pepper

Bell pepper is the non-pungent sweet-pepper form of Capsicum annuum, grown for thick-walled fruits in colors from green to red, yellow, orange, and more. Its crisp texture and mild sweetness make it one of the most versatile peppers for raw dishes, stuffing, and roasting.

Scoville 0 SHU
Origin

Mexico

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Flavor

Tasting notes

Crunchy, grassy, and mildly sweet

Uses

Best known for

fresh saladsstuffingroasting
Colors

Common ripening colors

greenredyelloworangebrownwhitepurpleblack
Also called

Aliases

sweet pepperpaprikapeppercapsicum