The benefits and harms of capsicum

Capsicum has many varieties. This feature has made it so famous. There are some of the most famous types that are often used by housewives in cooking. These are bell peppers, bitter red or chili peppers. Types of culture differ in appearance, taste, composition and culinary application.

Benefits and harms of capsicum

Description of the vegetable

Other name – hot pepper or chilli (chilli pepper – red pepper).

Pepper belongs to the herbal plants of the Capsicum class of the Solanaceae family. It is not a relative of black pepper, which belongs to the Pepper family. Varieties of this culture are divided into bitter and sweet.

Depending on the variety, vegetables can be of various shapes and sizes. The bush is low, about 0.5 m, has oval leaves of different sizes.

The color of the fruits is different: from dark green to bright red. The flowers are large, can grow in bunches or alone. Corollas of white and green color.

A native vegetable culture from America. Grow it around the world. A vegetable loves heat and a lot of moisture. It grows well at a temperature of 18-25 ° C, in a well-fertile soil.

Structure and nutrition

100 g of bitter red capsicum contains:

• about 40 kcal;
• 0.4 g of fat;
• 1.9 g of protein;
• includes carbohydrates 7.3 g

Capsicum contains the necessary vitamins:

• 0.6 mg of vitamin A;
• 0.5 mg of vitamin B6: the most important vitamin of a vegetable, it helps the exchange of amino acids – amino acids are essential for building protein, it controls human health and maintains youth for many years;
• vitamin C – 140 mg;
• vitamin K – 14 mcg.

Hot pepperscontains minerals:

1. Potassium 320 mg. A person needs it for good brain function, and also helps the heart and muscles to function and removes allergic reactions.
2. Manganese 0.19 mcg.
3. Copper – 130 mcg. Copper is very useful for the human brain, it has a positive effect on the nervous system and takes part in the metabolic processes of the body.
4. Among fatty acids, omega is excreted in the amount of 0.33 g.

Varieties of the variety

America is the birthplace of red capsicum. All hot and burning peppers are referred to it. There are approximately 500 varieties worldwide. Fruits have a variety in which they are divided into taste, color, appearance and pungency. Among the most famous are 5 varieties.

1. Variety Anaheim – green, elongated. There is acuteness, but soft.
2. Variety of Banana – the skin is thin, long form. There are not many seeds inside the pepper. Often this type of vegetable is used for seasonings.
3. Cayenne – wrinkled skin, twisted shape. The aroma is tart, and the taste is quite pungent.
4. The variety Padron has a twisted shape. The fruits are quite bitter, often used for spicy seasonings.
5. Serrano variety has a red color and a long shape. It tastes a bit sour.

Useful qualities

If you do not abuse the vegetable, it will only bring benefits. It helps to normalize blood circulation in the body, restore the respiratory system, improves bowel function.

The fruits of red capsicum help to develop the hormone of joy in the human body. For example, endorphin, which prevents stress and increases immunity.

Pepper has a wide application

It contains antibacterial, antidiabetic and painkillers.

The vegetable also has such positive aspects:

• normalizes heart function: reduces the amount of cholesterol, so the chances of atherosclerosis and thrombosis also decrease;
• red Capsicum helps to lose weight: not many people know about this feature, the vegetable controls the correct metabolism, separates fat cells;
• helps with headaches;
• it is often used to prevent stomach diseases and intestines: relieves inflammation, kills all bacteria in the body that contribute t the appearance of gastritis;
• normalizes pressure;
• prevents colds and various infectious diseases;
• capsicum is used for psoriasis and diabetes;
• spicy red vegetable is very useful for men: it restores and strengthens male power – those who will use this culture from time to time can significantly increase testosterone levels;
• the fruit pulp and its seeds provide benefits: in seeds contains many vitamins and minerals.

Application in cosmetology

Red capsicum rimenyayut not only in cooking but also in cosmetics. Vegetable has a positive effect on hair and nails. Fruits are often added to shampoos and hair masks.

In addition, there are toothpastes, which include pepper, because it improves the condition of the gums.Since the fruits help lose weight, they are added to special anti-cellulite creams.

Application in folk medicine

Infusions or ointments based on this culture are very useful for people who suffer from polyarthritis, gout, and rheumatism. Healing ointment is not difficult to prepare on your own at home.

To prepare the ointment, take a tincture of red pepper, which you can buy at the pharmacy or make it yourself. Also for the ointment, take vegetable oil in parts 1: 3 and mix everything. Ointment is used to grind the body during frost. To prepare the tincture, take the following ingredients:

• 5 fresh or 5 dried fruits;
• then they are cut into small pieces or ground with a blender;
• the resulting is poured with 0.75 L alcohol or vodka;
• the drink is transferred to a dark place for 10-14 days;
• every day you need to pound the container so that the products mix well;
• after the set time, the tincture is filtered and started to be taken.

Home tincture can be added to hair masks for 1 tbsp. L.

Use during pregnancy

Peppers are allowed to be eaten by pregnant women. It will help to remove discomfort during pregnancy. For example, nausea or vomiting. But you should not eat it much, because spicy food, as a rule, causes heartburn in pregnant women, heavy drinking and reduces the uterus.

A woman who is breastfeeding a baby can also eat spicy vegetables. It will not harm the child and mother.

Eating in childhood

Bitter peppers are allowed for children from 12-13 years old. But preferably not too sharp. At this age, the baby’s stomach is sensitive to new tastes, so it can get burned.

Harm of the vegetable

In addition to the good, capsicum is harmful. It can cause an allergy in a person. It is forbidden to use for people with such problems:

• if the person has a serious form of heart disease, arrhythmia and angina pectoris;
• ointment or cream is forbidden to use if the skin has wounds or scratches;
• the vegetable should not get into the mucous membrane of the body – after that it will cause irritation or burn.

If a person likes to eat pepper, he must know what benefits and harm he bring the body, and carefully study all the information about it. Basically, it has a positive effect on the human body if consumed in reasonable quantities.