STRIPED red and yellow peppers will be stocked in Asda's Halbeath store following a trial.

Priced at £1, the peppers are returning to 23 Scottish stores, including Halbeath.

The new variety of pepper, which maintains its appearance when cooking, is 100 per cent natural according to Asda and is grafted and harvested by hand in the Netherlands.

Asda say the peppers, featuring unique red and yellow vertical stripes, are packed with nutrients and have a higher dose of Vitamin C than an orange! Boasting a naturally sweeter flavour, they’re also around twice the size of standard yellow, red or green peppers.

Charlie Mills, Asda’s fresh produce manager, said: “We’ve been working with growers for seven years and we’re confident our pepper will earn its stripes with mums and kids alike.

“Our shoppers absolutely loved our stripy peppers when they were launched last summer, so we’re excited to re-launch this unique fruit. Not only does it save shoppers money, it also boosts nutrient levels with a high dose of vitamin C.”

The stripy pepper follows the launch of ‘Wonky veg boxes’ last month, a family-sized box that includes nine in-season mis-shaped winter vegetable lines.