Showing Food Green bell pepper
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| Name | Green bell pepper | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Capsicum annuum | ||||||||||
| Description | Green bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) is the unripe fruit of the Grossum group of the Capsicum annuum species, native to the Americas but widely cultivated in Europe, particularly in Hungary where it was developed in the 1920s. It is commonly consumed in many parts of the world, especially in Mediterranean and Asian cuisines, where it is used in stir-fries, salads, and as a crunchy snack. Green bell peppers are characterized by their green color, sweet taste, and mild odor. They are rich in vitamin C and vitamin B6, providing several health benefits, including immune system support and heart health. The most notable chemical in green bell peppers is vitamin C (PMID: 33337034). In addition to its culinary uses, green bell pepper is also used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments (PMID: 36255140). Interestingly, green bell peppers are typically picked before they ripen and turn color, and are often eaten raw or lightly cooked to preserve their crunchy texture. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00877 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Vegetables | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Fruit vegetables | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Streptophyta | ||||||||||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | ||||||||||
| Order | Solanales | ||||||||||
| Family | Solanaceae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Capsicum | ||||||||||
| Species | annuum | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 30492 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Capsicum_annuum | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. — Rothwell JA, Pérez-Jiménez J, Neveu V, Medina-Ramon A, M'Hiri N, Garcia Lobato P, Manach C, Knox K, Eisner R, Wishart D, Scalbert A. (2013) Phenol-Explorer 3.0: a major update of the Phenol-Explorer database to incorporate data on the effects of food processing on polyphenol content. Database, 10.1093/database/bat070. — Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004). — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181. | ||||||||||