Are these baby peppers?

[veggiechicken]

I've just cut open a red pepper and found some green "growths" inside it. What are they and why please? Just very curious

[chilli_grower]

Hi VC, I have seen this several times, and am also curious......

[Scarlet]

Yes they are baby peppers, Ive just googled and its called an “internal proliferation.”

[veggiechicken]

Thanks Scarlet I didn't know where to start with the Goggling! Here's a thing about "Internal Proliferation"! Doesn't sound very pleasant to me but, I'm not a pepper
Bite-Sized Biology - the peculiar case of the puny pepper

[ancee]

Oh! I just thought it was a boy pepper! hahaha x

[sammy_roser]

I've seen this quite a few times! The baby peppers taste very bitter

[Bigmallly]

Only VC could have an Internal Proliferation...........

[veggiechicken]

....I know, BM, it can be quite embarrassing at times too........wrong time, wrong place.........

[veggiechicken]

And now for an update on the condition of the pepper's "internal proliferations" They are becoming softer and changing colour to red - definitely baby pepper-like