What Shape Is a Pepper

Bell Pepper Characteristics: Relatively large in size, the bell-shaped pepper in its immature state is green with a slightly bitter flavor. As it matures, it turns bright red and becomes sweeter. You can also find yellow, orange, white, pink, and even purple varieties.

What does a bell pepper look like?

The most commonly found bell peppers are green, orange, yellow, and red, though rare varieties of white, brown, and purple do exist as well. All unripe bell peppers begin as green on the plant. The color of bell peppers changes from green to yellow, orange, and red the longer it is allowed to mature on the plant.

What do sweet peppers look like?

The best known sweet peppers are bell peppers, named for their bell-like shape. They have a mild, sweet flavor and crisp juicy flesh. When young most bell peppers are a rich, bright green, but there are also yellow, orange, purple, red and brown bell peppers.