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Shishito Peppers

Fun fact! Shishito peppers are known to mild peppers, but on occasion they can be spicy. Click to read more.

Shishito peppers are known to mild peppers, but on occasion they can be spicy. Shishito peppers that are more spicy typically have fewer seeds.

Source: Kondo, F.; Hatekeyama, K.; Sakai, A.; Minami, M.; Nemoto, K.; Matsushima, K. The pungent-variable sweet chili pepper ‘Shishito’ (Capsicum annuum) provides insights regarding the relationship between pungency, the number of seeds, and gene expression involving capsaicinoid biosynthesis. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 2021, 296, 591-603. DOI: 10.1007/s00438-021-01763-4


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