Five Things That You Probably, Maybe, Most Likely, Sorta, Kinda Did Not Know About Peppers

1. Peppers belong to the genus, Capsicum, and they evolved in the Americas.

2. They are not even distantly related to black pepper (Piper nigrum). In fact, they are closer to potatoes and eggplants since they all belong to the same family, Solanaceae.

Other Berries

3. What you call peppers are actually its fruits and a type of berry.

This chart shows the Scoville Heat Index that ranks peppers from the mildest to hottest.

4. The spice in Capsicum comes from capsaici...