Why didn’t I ever notice this before? 3 bump peppers have less seeds

green pepperHave you seen that photo about how 3 bump peppers are “male” and therefore have less seeds then the 4 bump “female” peppers?  Well, the gender info is incorrect. Fruit can’t be “male” and “female.”  The bump difference is probably just a plant species quirk.  I am not going to explain the science of it all. If you need more details, google it yourself. 😉

inside a 3 bump green pepperWhat I will tell you is that 3 bump peppers definitely do have less seeds then the 4 bump ones.  This is most likely because of they tend to be smaller.  The 3 bumps are also less abundant at the produce market/store. To be honest, I didn’t even realize there was a difference in the number of bumps on a pepper until I saw that facebook post (that I mentioned earlier).

 

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