About Organic Orange Pepper
All hues of the bell pepper, also known as the sweet pepper, are from one variety; the difference lies in the time allowed for ripening. Green bell peppers have not had the chance to fully ripen, while red bell peppers are fully ripened, and yellow and orange bell peppers fall in between the two. All bell peppers are sweet and juicy, although green peppers, and the more rarely seen purple ones tend to be more bitter than sweet.
Bell peppers are botanically fruits, but are generally considered in culinary contexts to be vegetables. They are not 'hot'. They contain a recessive gene that eliminates capsaicin, the compound responsible for the 'hotness' found in other peppers. Due to the fact that bell peppers are very adaptable plants, being able to be grown in tropical and temperature climates, as well as very versatile foods, their cultivation and adoption into varying cuisines spread rapidly throughout many parts of the world. They have become a staple in central Europe where they are dried for paprika, a necessity for the flavour of Louisiana Creole dishes, and an integral ingredient in both Mexican and Portuguese cuisines. Currently, the main producers of these peppers are China, Turkey, Spain, Romania, Nigeria and Mexico.
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