Shishitou: Japanese sweet-hot
pepper
(Capsicum annuum var. grossum)
Nutritional Information:
This is a small (6 to 8cm long weighing 7 to 10 grams) wrinkled green pepper that is usually sweet, but often has a hot kick - especially later in the season. Delicous raw, roasted or stir-fried.-
100g raw fruit contains:
- 1 mg sodium
340 mg potassium
11 mg calcium
21 mg magnesium
34 mg phosphorus
0.5 mg iron
0.3 mg zinc
0.18 mg manganese
530 µg beta-carotene
44 µg retinol
0.07 mg vitamin B1 0.07 mg vitamin B2 0.39 mg vitamin B6
1.4 mg niacin
57 mg vitamin C
1.3 mg vitamin E
51 µg vitamin K
33 µg folic acid
2010 Update:
This year we are also growing Manganji and a new Purple Shishitou.
