Sweet Bulgarian pepper: benefit and harm
The birthplace of sweet peppers is Guatemala and Mexico, whereit still exists in the wild. Sweet, large-bodied varieties were bred in Bulgaria, from where they were exported to many countries. In Bulgaria, Bulgarian pepper has gained popularity. Benefits and harms of this plant Solanaceae family are well studied, and juicy multi-colored pods are skillfully used in cooking, medicine and cosmetology.
As part of pepper, there are so many useful substances that it can safely be called a "vitamin bomb". But the question arises: "If the pods have a different color, which of them are useful, and which ones are not?"
Fruits contain a rich list of vitamins and trace elements, so any Bulgarian pepper is useful. The benefits and harms of color do not depend, but there are some differences in the composition.
In pepper, a lot of vitamin C, especially in fruitsyellow color. By their number, they overtook both currants and lemons. Just one yellow pepper, eaten at dinner, covers five times the daily need of a person in vitamin C. Its highest concentration is the place around the stalk, so do not rush to cut the most valuable.
Red paprika is richer than other species in the content of vitamin A (almost 1 mg / 100g.) Its in pepper more than carrots!
Such fruits simply need to be consumed by smokers, since vitamin A reduces the risk of lung disease.
The undoubted benefit of the Bulgarian red pepper is that it contains the pigment lycopene, which inhibits the growth of cancer cells. In other fruits, unfortunately, he does not.
In green paprika the greatest concentration of vitamin K. It plays a significant role in the work of the kidneys and metabolism.
Pepper is an excellent preventive remedy against diseases associated with potassium deficiency: fatigue, insomnia, weakened memory, a tendency to cold and so on.
Thanks to vitamin A, it is useful for strengthening hair, nails and maintaining a good skin condition. Its regular use improves eyesight.
Vitamin C, the content of which pepper - the undisputed champion, gives the skin firmness and strengthens the immune system.
This product contains a minimum of calories and acceleratesmetabolism. Many diets aimed at weight loss include Bulgarian pepper. Benefits and harm from such nutrition should be discussed with a nutritionist.
Contained in the fruits of iron, phosphorus, iodine, sodium and potassium salts allow you to recommend pepper as a remedy in the fight against anemia.
Sweet varieties are valued for the fact that they save from beriberi. With winter canning, they preserve more than half of vitamins and nutrients for a long time.
Everyone likes sweet peppers: he is delicious, and useful, and helps with diseases. But even such a wonderful product has contraindications. What can be dangerous to Bulgarian pepper? Benefit and harm are relative concepts, and in choosing products, one must first of all build on the state of one's health.
Pepper reduces blood pressure, so hypotonic peopleshould be used with caution. Also, to limit yourself in use or completely eliminate paprika from the diet is necessary for people with gastritis, stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers and with chronic liver and kidney diseases. It is not recommended to eat Bulgarian pepper to people with mental disorders, epilepsy, ischemic heart disease.
The fruits of this plant are able to accumulate nitratesand pesticides. Overcooked with pepper can harm even a healthy person, so it is advisable to buy vegetables from local producers and only during the season of their natural maturation.
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