<Tr> <Th> Heat </Th> <Td> Mild </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Scoville scale </Th> <Td> 0 - 25 SHU </Td> </Tr> <P> The bell pepper (also known as sweet pepper or pepper in the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland, and capsicum / ˈkæpsɪkəm / in Australia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore and New Zealand) is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum . Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colors, including red, yellow, orange, green, chocolate / brown, vanilla / white, and purple . Bell peppers are sometimes grouped with less pungent pepper varieties as "sweet peppers". The whitish ribs and seeds inside bell peppers may be consumed, but some people find the taste to be bitter . </P> <P> Peppers are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America . Pepper seeds were imported to Spain in 1493, and from there spread to other European, African, and Asian countries . Today, China is the world's largest pepper producer, followed by Mexico and Indonesia . </P>

Is red bell pepper a fruit or vegetable