On Aug 30, 8:26*pm, qquito > wrote:
> Hello, Everyone:
>
> The red, yellow and orange bell peppers are usually much more
> expensive than the green ones. What is the reason? I do find they also
> taste better than the green ones, but are they more nutritious than
> the green ones?
>
> Thank you for reading and replying!
>
> --Roland

Red, yellow and orange bells are more expensive because they need to
remain on the vine longer to fully ripen instead of being picked at
the green stage. When bells are picked at the green stage it allows
the plant to produce more bells faster. Fully ripened peppers
essentially reduce the amount of additional bells the plant can
produce. Therefore reducing the amount of money made from one plant.
Nutritionally all bells are about the same, vitamin C may be slightly
less in the ripened varieties. They are definitely sweeter, which
suggests a higher sugar content.

-rknotthere