OK so I've just found out that green peppers turn yellow then orange then red and they're actually all the same pepper just less ripe and my mind is blown — Amy (@callmeamye) September 11, 2018 ...

We were surprised to learn green, yellow, orange, and red peppers differ. It all comes down to ripeness, says Columbus, OH, dietitian Lindsay Livingston, of the Lean Green Bean healthy-living blog.

Yellow and orange peppers are harvested in the intermediate stages of ripening, Pallian says. “They’re sweeter than green peppers but not as sweet as red ones.

While red, orange, and yellow bell peppers can be used more or less interchangeably, green bell peppers bring their own flavor to the table and shouldn't be used in recipes that call for other ...