RED PEPPER PER KG

Red pepper—also called bell pepper, red bell pepper, capsicum, or sweet pepper—has a mildly sweet yet earthy taste. These peppers are fully mature versions of the more bitter green bell peppers. The red pepper is a variety of Capsicum annuum, a family that also includes cultivars like jalapeño, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, and a few other hot peppers. While you’ll see other types of peppers that are red in color, only the red bell pepper is colloquially. known as “red pepper.”

Red peppers are a rich source of several vitamins, minerals, and antioxidant compounds. Interestingly, red bell pepper is also the only Capsicum variety that contains little to no capsaicin—the compound responsible for spiciness.

Red peppers also contain:

• Calcium
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin E
• Iron
• Potassium
• Magnesium
• Beta-carotene
• Vitamin B6
• Folate
• Niacin
• Riboflavin
• Vitamin K