Red Bell Peppers

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Red Bell Peppers

Selection Information

Usage: Raw, cooked, roasted, & in vegetable platters.

Selection: Most varieties of peppers will turn from green to red and will sweeten as they ripen. One variety, Le Rouge Royal, is red both in its immature and mature stages, and is especially sweet. Good-quality Red bell peppers will be firm, smooth-skinned and fairly evenly-shaped. The coloring will be even with no blemishes. Le Rouge Royal peppers may weigh up to 2 pounds each.

Avoid: Avoid product that is soft, has wrinkled skin or is bruised.

Seasonal Information

Red peppers are Available year-round, but Le Rouge Royal peppers are available from California mid-May through October.

Red Bell Pepper Nutritional Information

Serving size: 1 medium (5.5 oz.)
Calories 25
Carbohydrate 5 grams
Dietary Fiber 2 grams

% of U.S. RDA
Vitamin C 130