Editing Bell pepper (section)

==Nomenclature==
[[File:Colorful Bell Peppers.JPG|thumb|A variety of colored bell peppers]]
[[File:November 15, 2012, The Right Cut (8223639251).jpg|thumb|Chef chopping bell peppers]]

The name ''pepper'' was given by Europeans when [[Christopher Columbus]] brought the plant back to Europe. At that time, [[black pepper]] (peppercorns), from the unrelated plant ''Piper nigrum'' originating from India, was a highly prized condiment. The name ''pepper'' was applied in Europe to all known spices with a hot and [[Pungency|pungent]] taste and was therefore extended to genus ''[[Capsicum]]'' when it was introduced from the Americas. The most commonly used name of the plant family ''[[Chili pepper|chile]]'' is of Mexican origin, from the [[Nahuatl]] word ''chilli''.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

The terms ''bell pepper'' (US, Canada, Philippines), ''pepper'' or ''sweet pepper'' (UK, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, Zimbabwe), and ''capsicum'' (Australia, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) are often used for any of the large bell-shaped peppers, regardless of their color. The fruit is simply referred to as a "pepper", or additionally by color ("green pepper" or red, yellow, orange, purple, brown, black).<ref>{{cite web |title=Bell and Chili Peppers |url=https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/vegetables/bell-and-chili-peppers |publisher=Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, US Department of Agriculture |access-date=25 August 2018 |date=October 2017}}</ref> In the [[Midland American English|Midland]] region of the U.S., bell peppers, either fresh or when stuffed and pickled, are sometimes called mangoes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of American Regional English|url=https://www.daredictionary.com/view/dare/ID_00036809|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hollandbeck |first1=Andy |title=In a Word: When Is a Mango Not a Mango |url=https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/06/in-a-word-when-is-a-mango-not-a-mango/ |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=The Saturday Evening Post |date=6 June 2024}}</ref>

In some languages, the term ''paprika'', which has its roots in the word for pepper, is used for both the [[Paprika|spice]] and the fruit &ndash; sometimes referred to by their color (for example ''groene paprika'', ''gele paprika'', in Dutch, which are green and yellow, respectively). The bell pepper is called "パプリカ" (''papurika'') or "ピーマン" (''pīman'', from French ''piment'' pronounced with a silent 't') in Japan.<ref name="FarooqiSreeramu2005">{{cite book|author1=Azhar Ali Farooqi|author2=B. S. Sreeramu|author3=K. N. Srinivasappa|title=Cultivation of Spice Crops|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7KPUlXxOYZAC&pg=PA336|year=2005|publisher=Universities Press|isbn=978-81-7371-521-1|page=336}}</ref> In Switzerland, the fruit is mostly called ''peperone'', which is the Italian name of the fruit. In France, it is called ''poivron'', with the same root as ''poivre'' (meaning "pepper") or ''piment''. In Spain it is called ''pimiento morrón'', the masculine form of the traditional spice, ''pimienta'' and "morrón" (snouted) referring to its general shape. In South Korea, the word "피망" (''pimang'' from the French ''piment'') refers to green bell peppers, whereas "파프리카" (''papeurika'', from ''paprika'') refers to bell peppers of other colors. In Sri Lanka, both the bell pepper and the [[banana pepper]] are referred to as a "capsicum" since the bell pepper has no Sinhalese translation. In Argentina and Chile, it is called "morrón".{{cn|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox nutritional value
| name=Peppers, sweet, red, raw
| kcal=27
| water=92 g
| protein=0.9 g
| fat=0.13 g
| carbs=4.64 g
| fiber=1.8 g
| sugars=2.4 g
| calcium_mg=6
| iron_mg=0.35
| magnesium_mg=11
| phosphorus_mg=27
| potassium_mg=213
| sodium_mg=3
| zinc_mg=0.2
| manganese_mg=0.122
| vitC_mg=142                       
| thiamin_mg=0.055
| riboflavin_mg=0.142
| niacin_mg=1
| pantothenic_mg=0.317
| vitB6_mg=0.3
| folate_ug=47
| vitA_ug=157
| betacarotene_ug=1624
| lutein_ug=341
| vitE_mg=1.58
| vitK_ug=7.4
| source_usda = 1
| note=[https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/2258590/nutrients Link to USDA Database entry]
}}