Bell Pepper Green 3/8'' Cut & Sifted (Capsicum annuum) 1 lb: C

This is Starwest's nitrogen-flushed double-wall silverfoil pack. These Bell peppers are sweet, not hot. Peppers, which have been found in prehistoric remains in Peru, were widely grown in Central and South America in pre-Columbian times. Pepper seeds were carried to Spain in 1493 and from there spread rapidly throughout Europe. The genus Capsicum comprises all the varied forms of fleshy-fruited peppers grown as herbaceous annuals--the red, green, and yellow peppers rich in vitamins A and C that are used in seasoning and as a vegetable.