On occasion, a process called parthenocarpy occurs wherein the fruit forms with an absence of seeds. Normally, fruit forms if ovules have been fertilized and are developing into seeds. When a pepper ovule gets a wild hair, it develops an internal proliferation, or carpelloid formation, which more resembles the parent pepper rather than a seed. There are a multitude of ovules within the pepper which turn into tiny seeds that we discard before eating the fruit. It seems to be most common in fruit that has been picked unripe and then artificially ripened (ethylene gas) for the market.ĭuring the normal development of bell peppers, seeds develop from fertilized structures or ovules. Internal proliferation occurs among many seeded fruits from tomatoes, eggplants, citrus and more. This phenomenon has been of interest for many years, however, and was written about in the 1891 Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club newsletter. Little new information has come to light as to why a pepper is growing in another pepper in the last 50 years. What is known is that it shows up in seed lines through natural selection and is unaffected by weather, pests, or other external conditions.ĭoes this confuse you even more as to why you have a pepper with a baby pepper inside? You aren’t alone. It may also be due to rapid temperature or humidity fluxes, or even because of the ethylene gas used to hasten ripening. In either case, the little fruit is sterile and its cause is possibly genetic. It varies from an irregular fruit to an almost carbon copy of the larger pepper. This little pepper inside a pepper is referred to as an internal proliferation. Why is There a Small Pepper in My Bell Pepper? Have you ever cut into a bell pepper and found a little pepper inside the larger pepper? This is a fairly common occurrence, and you may be wondering, “Why is there a small pepper in my bell pepper?” Read on to find out what causes a pepper with baby pepper inside.
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