Lifestyle blogger Call Me Amy tweeted that no matter what the hue – green, yellow, orange or red – bell peppers are all from the same plant. If you’ve ever grown peppers, perhaps you’ve even witnessed them change from green to red as they ripen on the vine. Do all of the bell peppers in the produce aisle come from the same plant? “Although it *is* true that green peppers are just unripe regular ones, yellow, orange and red peppers are all genetically different varieties at full maturity,” ethnobotanist James Wong clarified in a Food Insider. Sorry to be ‘that guy’, but this is how it works…https://t.co/hlPDRPiAqP — James Wong (@Botanygeek) September 14, 2018Amy’s tweet brought on the resurgence of another food myth: bell peppers are sexually dimorphic.

Source: National Post September 17, 2018 16:30 UTC