▁amount ▁( table ). ▁Red ▁bell ▁pe ppers ▁have ▁more ▁vit amin ▁C ▁content ▁than ▁green ▁bell ▁pe ppers . ▁The ▁vit amin ▁B 6 ▁content ▁of ▁a ▁bell ▁pe pper ▁is ▁moder ate ▁( 1 7 % ▁D V ), ▁with ▁no ▁other ▁mic ron ut ri ents ▁present ▁in ▁significant ▁amounts ▁( table ). ▁ ▁C aps a ic in ▁in ▁caps icum ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁of ▁most ▁species ▁of ▁C aps icum ▁contains ▁cap sa ic in ▁( m eth yl - n - van illy l ▁non en am ide ), ▁a ▁lip oph il ic ▁chemical ▁that ▁can ▁produce ▁a ▁strong ▁burning ▁sens ation ▁( p ungen cy ▁or ▁sp ic iness ) ▁in ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁un acc ustom ed ▁e ater . ▁Most ▁m amm als ▁find ▁this ▁un ple asant , ▁whereas ▁birds ▁are ▁una ffect ed . ▁The ▁secret ion ▁of ▁cap sa ic in ▁protect s ▁the ▁fruit ▁from ▁consumption ▁by ▁insect s ▁and ▁m amm als , ▁while ▁the ▁bright ▁colors ▁attract ▁birds ▁that ▁will ▁dis per se ▁the ▁se eds . ▁ ▁C aps a ic in ▁is ▁present ▁in ▁large ▁quantities ▁in ▁the ▁pla cent al ▁t issue ▁( which ▁holds ▁the ▁se eds ), ▁the ▁internal ▁memb ran es , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent , ▁the ▁other ▁f les hy ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁f ruits ▁of ▁plants ▁in ▁this ▁genus . ▁The ▁se eds ▁themselves ▁do ▁not ▁produce ▁any ▁cap sa ic in , ▁although ▁the