Paprika pods stem or stemless

Sweet Paprika Powder, a spice made from the pods of sweet paprika, an annual shrub belonging to the nightshade family, Solanaceae, and native to tropical areas of the Western Hemisphere, including Mexico, Central America, South America, and Xinjiang China. Crops are planted in early spring and harvested in the summer and fall when the pods are glossy and ripe.

The pods are then dried and ground to produce paprika. When mild paprikas are made, the central core is first removed

Sweet paprika has some sugar content, varying with the variety, and is richer in vitamin C than citrus fruits. oleoresin of paprika is extracted from the ground pods and used to impart a bright red color to meat and sausage products and to other processed foods.

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