Re: [CH] Pod Colors
Troy A. Thorup (tat7@cornell.edu)
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:38:23 -0800
The dark color is caused by anthocyanins that are present when fruit
are young. Anthocyanins in pepper fruit are generally dark purple
and can be seen in some varieties where immature fruit lack
chlorophyll, making them light green/white (such as NuMex Twilight or
Marbles). The dark green color of the immature Jalapeņo is
underneath the purple layer of anthocyanin causing the pepper to look
black. Hope this helps.
Troy
>I was looking over my Jalapeno plants the other day and noticed that
>some of the smaller pods have turned black on one side. Does anyone
>know what this is? It seems to only be a change in color and has not
>effected any other quality of the fruit.
>
>Ron
>Burn On!