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Home » Anatomy of a Chili Pepper

Anatomy of a Chili Pepper

by Mike Hultquist · Sep 20, 2013 · 1 Comment

Learn more about the anatomy of chili peppers with this useful illustration of the insides of a chili pepper complete anatomy

Chili peppers have an interesting anatomy. The parts of the chili pepper include the following:

  • Penduncle (Stem). This is the stem of the chili pepper that attaches to the plant.
  • Calyx. This is leftover from the flowers of the chili pepper plant that grow into chili peppers.
  • Shoulder.
  • Exocarp. The outer skin of the pepper.
    • Mesocarp. The fleshier inner skin of the pepper.
    • Endocarp. This is the inner portion of the pepper that surrounds the seeds.
    • Placenta/Capsaicin Glands. This is where capsaicin is produced, the chemical that makes chili peppers hot. It is often incorrectly reported that chili pepper heat is in the seeds, but this is false.
    • Apex. The tip of the pepper.
    • Seeds.

    Categories: Frequently Asked Questions Tags: About the chili pepper

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    1. Lorraine says

      April 26, 2017 at 6:32 pm

      HiId like to ask if there is such a thing as a Radish Chilli pepper
      I haven't heard of one but am intrigued to find out
      Can you help please?

      REPLY: Lorraine, I've never heard of a "radish" pepper. Hmmm. -- Mike from Chili Pepper Madness.

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