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Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum
About 290 days crop cycle
Sweet bell peppers are fruits that belong to the nightshade family. They are related to chili peppers, tomatoes, and breadfruit, all of which are native to Central and South America.

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Bell peppers are rich in many vitamins and antioxidants, especially vitamin C and various carotenoids. For this reason, they have several health benefits.
Red bell peppers are sweeter than green ones because bell peppers sweeten as they ripen.
Bell Peppers are a good source of Vitamin A
Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colours including red and purple. They are sometimes grouped with less pungent chili varieties as “sweet peppers”
Red/yellow/orange bell peppers are simply green bell peppers that have been left on the vine to continue to ripen.
A bell pepper has the highest levels of Vitamin C of any produce item. A large red pepper provides more than 300% of your daily requirement
Red bell peppers are sweeter than green ones because bell peppers sweeten as they ripen.

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