its ok to eat raw peppers, rightt?

xSophia19
xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
edited November 10 in Food and Nutrition
Ok this is random - but i just wanna know; eating raw peppers, just like an apple, is ok to eat isnt it?! I can eat like 3 a day! I know its a fruit, and healthy and blah blah blah but im just double checking im not doing any harm to my poor body?!

A friend told me be careful, as eating too many peppers will give you stomach cramps =/.. Is this true?!

Thanks in advanced :smile:
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  • _persephone_
    _persephone_ Posts: 138 Member
    Nah, it's fine, don't listen to your friend...you haven't actually had any cramps, and you eat far more peppers than most people do, right?
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    Nah, it's fine, don't listen to your friend...you haven't actually had any cramps, and you eat far more peppers than most people do, right?

    Oh phew, I think my friend was talking out of her bum :tongue: .... yeah I probably do eat far more peppers than most people! :laugh: Im hooked on them! I crave peppers!!! Seriously! :blushing: :love:
  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    I love eating bell peppers as well -- by themselves, or with hummus or onion dip.

    If you eat three a day, your Vitamin C levels are *excellent* -- one pepper is something like 400% of your daily recommended intake. Linus Pauling would be proud ;)
  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
    Are you talking about bell peppers? Banana peppers? Jalepeno peppers? All are healthy but probably depends upon the person and the pepper whether or not it will make you sick. Don't "do your body harm" but could cause a bad case of diarhea!!! I love banana peppers and eat tons of those when they are in season. Jalepenos, on the other hand, give me a bad case of the cramps. My dad could eat the flaming hot ones and never phase him eating them or after. If something makes you sick, don't eat so many and see how it goes. Hmm? This has made me really hungry for summer and those awesome sweet banana peppers!!
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    I love eating bell peppers as well -- by themselves, or with hummus or onion dip.

    If you eat three a day, your Vitamin C levels are *excellent* -- one pepper is something like 400% of your daily recommended intake. Linus Pauling would be proud ;)

    Woah, reallly?! That is freakin awsome!! Thanks for that haha! Defo keep eating them now :bigsmile:
  • Shaneekwa
    Shaneekwa Posts: 130 Member
    perfectly fine. I like to stuff mine with tuna....really good
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    Peppers are a fruit? I thought it was a vegetable. Who knew?:laugh:
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    Are you talking about bell peppers? Banana peppers? Jalepeno peppers? All are healthy but probably depends upon the person and the pepper whether or not it will make you sick. Don't "do your body harm" but could cause a bad case of diarhea!!! I love banana peppers and eat tons of those when they are in season. Jalepenos, on the other hand, give me a bad case of the cramps. My dad could eat the flaming hot ones and never phase him eating them or after. If something makes you sick, don't eat so many and see how it goes. Hmm? This has made me really hungry for summer and those awesome sweet banana peppers!!

    Bell peppers! I have never heard of banana peppers?, jalapeno peppers?! Ive been eating bell peppers for the last week or soo, and ive had no stomach cramps or anything as of yet =) But i just wanted to make sure they are OK for the body, just incase i end up in hospital or something, from a pepper overdose! :laugh:
  • bcampbell54
    bcampbell54 Posts: 932 Member
    I would rather shy away from the Scotch Bonnet or Habanero..
  • StevLL
    StevLL Posts: 921 Member
    Power to the Pepper eaters!!
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    Peppers are a fruit? I thought it was a vegetable. Who knew?:laugh:

    I think they are fruit, because they have seeds in them.. I got told a vegetable didnt have seeds in them, but fruits do =)
  • rthompson81
    rthompson81 Posts: 305 Member
    They give some people heartburn. That's about it. I love eating all kinds of peppers and eat them as often as I can, especially when they're on sale!
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    perfectly fine. I like to stuff mine with tuna....really good

    Yum yum! Me loves Tuna! Thankyou, will defo try this!! :love:
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    They give some people heartburn. That's about it. I love eating all kinds of peppers and eat them as often as I can, especially when they're on sale!

    Ahh right, I've had no heartburn as of yet! :laugh:
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
    Peppers aren't a fruit? They are a vegetable... O.o
  • mixedfeelings
    mixedfeelings Posts: 904 Member
    nom nom yes! I love them raw in salads.
  • bcampbell54
    bcampbell54 Posts: 932 Member
    The "Chairman" enjoys them.

    http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IronChef
  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    Peppers aren't a fruit? They are a vegetable... O.o

    Botanically a fruit, nutritionally a vegetable. Just like tomatoes and squashes (and some other things).
  • mixedfeelings
    mixedfeelings Posts: 904 Member
    If we're talking bell peppers, chillies then both are categorised as fruit.
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    Peppers aren't a fruit? They are a vegetable... O.o

    Oh really, now I look like a right dumbass. Lmao! :blushing:
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    srs? It's like someone saying "don't eat peanuts because you'll go into anaphylactic shock"
  • pdworkman
    pdworkman Posts: 1,342 Member
    botanically - fruits
    culinary use - vegetables
  • pg3ibew
    pg3ibew Posts: 1,026 Member
    eat as many raw pepper as you want and kick your friend for being a dummy.
  • FitnessWitch
    FitnessWitch Posts: 5
    I don't eat three a day, but have been known to eat a whole one at a sitting. Never heard of anyone getting sick on them, unless they have an alergy or they just don't agree with them. For example, I can't eat raw onions (total repetition and discomfort) but grill them and I'm fine. Peppers are high in antioxidants and nutritional value. Eat up!
  • wilkin777
    wilkin777 Posts: 73 Member
    Some people suffer from indigestion and stomach cramps as a result of the skin but this is generally the result of a predisposed condition which causes sensitivity to certain acids. If you don't get reflux or cramps from the peppers then you're good to go! : ))
  • DRDancer
    DRDancer Posts: 19 Member
    Don't feel bad. My 6 year old just taught me that anything with seeds is a fruit. :blushing:
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    srs? It's like someone saying "don't eat peanuts because you'll go into anaphylactic shock"

    if you havent got anything nice to say, then please dont say it at all. I ask, just for curiosity, i dont need to see sarky comments like that, thankyou.:drinker:
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    Don't feel bad. My 6 year old just taught me that anything with seeds is a fruit. :blushing:

    :laugh: :laugh:
  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    Peppers aren't a fruit? They are a vegetable... O.o

    Oh really, now I look like a right dumbass. Lmao! :blushing:

    Not at all! I mentally consider them a vegetable though I know better :P
  • kteslik
    kteslik Posts: 1 Member
    I know no one has posted in here for a long while, but I did want to add some information I've learned regarding the topic and original question. I used to eat bell peppers, especially red, very frequently. One evening a few months ago, I sliced an entire red bell pepper and ate it. Within an hour, I felt a few cramps like my stomach was bloated or uncomfortably full. Another hour later, I was aching in a big, bad way. The stomach cramps continued that night and worsened to the point where I considered going to hospital. Since then, when I have any amount more than about half of a bell pepper (any color), I get the same cramps. After looking around and doing some research, as well as talking with a nutritionist, I discovered that bell peppers have a certain protein in them that is extra difficult for the body to digest. Thus, if a large quantity of peppers is eaten, cramps may occur because of this protein blockage and the body's struggle to digest it. I hope this helps. I can't imagine it's something that occurs for everyone every time he or she eats peppers, but I can verify that too many peppers may cause painful cramps.
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