Berita Hari Ini: Are green and red bell peppers the same veggie?


	March 25, 2026

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Many green bell peppers are just unripe red bell peppers.

If you've ever found yourself in the grocery store struggling to decide between red and green bell peppers — or even just wondering what the difference is between them — you may be interested to learn that in some cases they're the very same vegetable, just at different stages of ripeness. But that's not the full story.

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		Numbers Don't Lie

Pounds of bell peppers consumed per capita in the U.S. in 2022

11.1

Albums sold worldwide by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

77 million

Scoville heat units of the Ghost Pepper, once thought to be the world's hottest pepper

1.04 million

Cases of Dr. Pepper sold in the U.S. in 2022

632.1 million

New Mexico's state question is about peppers.

In 1996, the Land of Enchantment became the first state to have an official question: "Red or green?" Chiles are hugely important in New Mexico, which produced 62,700 tons of them in 2017, and anyone ordering a dish made with the peppers will be asked to clarify their color preference. (Answering "Christmas" will get you a blend of the two.) The state celebrates peppers in other ways, too — Las Cruces is home to the world's largest chile pepper (actually a 47-foot-tall concrete statue celebrating the beloved staple), while traveling 40 miles north to Hatch will land you in the self-proclaimed chile capital of the world. Hatch's namesake chile has become famous both across the country and abroad, earning acclaim for its balance of sweetness and heat.

Today's edition of Interesting Facts was written by Michael Nordine and edited by Bess Lovejoy.