When you slice a bell pepper in half it will look exactly like any spicy chile pepper. There is a placenta covered with seeds, there are veins running along the flesh of the bell pepper. They are pretty much identical with the main exception being the difference in size. Bell peppers have a fruity scent, just like many hot chilies. Both have a crispness to their flesh and also high water content. You can slice, sauté, grill, char, pickle, stuff, or eat bell peppers just like you would any kind of spicy chilies. But when it comes to bell peppers you'll never have to wear gloves to protect your skin from a chili burn, and you'll never have to reach for a drink to calm the fiery heat after eating bell peppers.
The production process of crushed red pepper involves several steps, including harvesting, drying, sorting, and crushing. Fresh chili peppers are harvested when they have reached maturity and are fully colored. They are then dried in the sun or in specialized dryers to reduce their moisture content. After drying, the peppers are sorted based on size and color, with smaller and darker peppers being preferred for crushing. Finally, the sorted peppers are crushed using mechanical grinders or hand-held crushers, resulting in a fine powder.