Food & Drink
How tall is a bell pepper?
A typical bell pepper is about 10 cm (3.94 in) tall.
What is measured: typical whole pepper, height
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How big is that, really?
- A little shorter than a smartphone
- About 1.2× the length of a credit card
- About 26% of the height of a bowling pin
- About 4.2× the width of a large coin
- About 14× the length of a grain of rice
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Facts about Bell pepper
Bell peppers can be green, yellow, orange, or red depending largely on their variety and ripeness.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Pepper”; USDA FoodData Central, “Peppers, sweet, raw”
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Compared with other foods and drinks
| Name | Size | Compared with Bell pepper |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 8 cm (3.15 in) | 0.8× |
| Potato | 8 cm (3.15 in) | 0.8× |
| Beetroot | 8 cm (3.15 in) | 0.8× |
| Onion | 8 cm (3.15 in) | 0.8× |
| Hamburger | 10 cm (3.94 in) | same size |
| Avocado | 10 cm (3.94 in) | same size |
| Bell pepper | 10 cm (3.94 in) | this page |
| Pomegranate | 10 cm (3.94 in) | same size |
| Soda can | 12 cm (4.72 in) | 1.2× |
| Grapefruit | 12 cm (4.72 in) | 1.2× |
Test your sense of scale
Which is bigger: Bell pepper or Soda can?
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