Know your Bell Pepper

There are 26 types of pepper plants that fall within the sweet bell hybrids: green-red category.

Most of the pepper fruit from this category are thick-walled though a few are medium to thick walled.

The fruits range from 2 inch long to 12 inch long and can grow up to 2 inch wide.

Pepper plants in this category produce large fruit that are resilient, even in cool conditions.

These peppers can be used in salads, pickles and Mexican sauces like mole.

Bell Peppers, which can be red, yellow, green or orange, aren't hot peppers.

Since this type of pepper has no heat, its Scoville Heat Index is zero.

You can cook bell peppers in a variety of different ways, however don’t expect this type of pepper to add spice to your food.