What is red pepper?

Red pepper is also called: green pepper, sweet pepper, pepper, Datong, Dijiao, sweet pepper, raw pepper, red sweet pepper, red pepper and vegetable pepper. It is native to Peru in South America and Mexico in Central America. It is an annual solanaceae plant, which can be eaten raw or cooked, and is rich in vitamin C.

Red sweet pepper is a kind of fruit and vegetable with high chromium and low sugar, which helps to keep a good figure. Piperazine in pepper can prevent blood coagulation and prevent cerebral infarction and myocardial infarction. The red pigment "lycopene" of red cherry blossom fan has been found by scientific research to have antioxidant effect and inhibit cell aging. In addition, it also contains potassium and rutin, which makes capillaries healthier. The sour taste of citric acid can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis.

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characteristic

Pepper is an annual plant of Solanaceae, with a plant height of 1 ~ 1.2m, stout stems and stout branches, with a crown width of1.45m. Simple leaves, alternate leaves, smooth and shiny leaves, oval and oval, long or narrow, and slender petioles. The leaf length is 3 ~15cm.

Complete flowers, one flower in the axils of each leaf, white or greenish white in color, some purple petals, six petals, six stamens, lavender anthers, longitudinally dehiscent. Berry, the fruit shape varies with varieties, including spindle, cone, square, horn, cherry and so on.

The fruit has a longitudinal diameter of 3~30 cm, a transverse diameter of 2~ 15 cm, a pulp thickness of 0. 1~0.8 cm, and 2 ~ 4 ventricles. The immature pericarp is light yellow, green or dark green, and the mature pericarp is reddish yellow or purple, all of which turn red. Seeds nearly round, flat, about 0.3 cm in size. Seeds nearly round, flat, about 0.3 cm in size.

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