0:00
Here's the truth about green bell
0:01
peppers. They're not even ripe. The
0:04
truth is that green peppers are just
0:06
unripe red peppers. Leave them on the
0:09
plant longer and they turn yellow, then
0:11
orange, then finally red. That's when
0:14
they're actually mature. So, why do
0:16
stores sell them green? Simple. Time is
0:19
money. Farmers harvest early to squeeze
0:22
in more crops per season. You pay less
0:24
at checkout, but you're getting an
0:26
inferior product. Green peppers taste
0:28
bitter because they haven't developed
0:30
their natural sugars yet. Red peppers,
0:32
on the other hand, are sweet and fully
0:34
mature. They pack twice the vitamin C,
0:37
more antioxidants, and cancer fighting
0:40
compounds that green peppers simply
0:42
don't have. Here's another thing that
0:44
most of you probably don't know. Peppers
0:46
belong to the nightshade family. As you
0:48
age, night shades can mess with your
0:51
digestion. Green peppers are even harder
0:53
to break down because they're less
0:55
mature. We've been conditioned to accept
0:57
unripe produce as normal, but the better
1:00
option sits right next to it on the
1:02
shelf. So next time you're on the
1:04
grocery store, choose red, yellow, or
1:06
orange peppers. That's what peppers are
1:09
supposed to taste like. Ripe, sweet, and
1:12
packed with nutrients.
