Can bell peppers be eaten raw?

[Prmcimsmm]

I love raw bell peppers (green ones) but I've recently heard that they shouldn't be eaten raw?
I eat them a lot with most foods and things.

 

[LaVieBoheme]

Of course they can. They are best raw if you ask me.

 

[ladymermaid]

The reason that people suggest you not eat bell peppers raw is because they are a nightshade plant. Nightshade plants have a chemical designed to poison insects which might try to consume them...when you eat a nightshade plant you consume this chemical.

Of course we are much bigger than an insect so it is not so harmful for us, but many individuals do have problems with nightshade plants, especially those with arthritis or other immune system illnesses.

This article on nightshade plants will give you the full scoop on them...hope it helps.

http://www.squidoo.com/what-are-nightshade-plants-tomatoes-potatos

Ladymermaid

 

[Alisha]

Yes

 

[Venus]

Yes you can

 

[LittleRedHen2e0]

Bell peppers? Sure they can. I put them in salads all the time. Try the other colors, too. They're a little sweeter, but just as yummy.

 

[Vassilis]

You can, but they may be not too easy to digest as if eaten cooked.
There's always Beano.

 

[Ann]

they taste more flavorful when raw in my opinion. a little extra sourness you can't taste when they have been cooked. maybe from the vitamin c that has not been heat damaged.

 

[Vassilis]

You can, but they may be not too easy to digest as if eaten cooked.
There's always Beano.

 

[Ann]

they taste more flavorful when raw in my opinion. a little extra sourness you can't taste when they have been cooked. maybe from the vitamin c that has not been heat damaged.

 

[manavoc]

yes, of course they can and they are very tasty in salads.

 

[HyperDog]

They're fine to eat raw. Some people consider heating vegetables to be a negative - that it damages vitamins and enzymes that might have beneficial value.

 

[Jerry]

Yes you can. The red and yellow ones are actually sweeter than the green ones. They taste good dipped in Ranch dressing!

 

[Rebekah]

yeah, yum

 

[Rebekah]

yeah, yum