Why must you Include Capsicum-Bell Pepper in your Daily Food Intake
What are the Health Benefits of Capsicum-Bell Pepper in Your Food Intake?
In this post, I write about the following matters of Capsicum:
- History
- Produced in South Africa
- Nutrition and Health Benefits
- Me and Capsicum-Bell Pepper
History
Capsicum was a bush crop in Central and South
America since 7500 BC and a cultivation crop in the last 2000 years. It was
introduced to Europe by Cristopher
Columbus; people called it pepper being hot.
Produced in South Africa.
Capsicums (genus) belong to the nightshade
family. They are called Bell Peppers, Capsicums, or Sweet
Peppers in South Africa and are related to Chilly Pepper and Tomatoes.
Dried Bell Peppers, when powdered, it is called Paprika.
As the name indicates, Sweet Peppers or Capsicums
are sweet and eaten raw or cooked. Available in colours from Green,
Yellow, Orange, and Red in increasing order of ripeness as well the level of
nutrition, green tastes a bit bitter and red sweetest.
Nutrition and Health Benefits
Bell peppers are rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
They are primarily composed of carbs, 6 grams in
one hundred grams of raw, ripe red fruit that are glucose and fructose.
Vitamins- the richest food source for Vitamin C.
It reduces the risk of chronic sicknesses.
Helps improve eye health and lessen the risk of
anaemia.
Me and Capsicum
While growing up in Kerala, India, Capsicums never
featured in our local rural markets saw them for the first time in
Africa. In African cuisine, nutrition is taken care of by making food a
display of colours through salads and relishes where bell peppers feature
prominently.
It took time for me to get used to the salad items
in the food spread. Now, I improvise my tropical cuisines with African veggies
and fruits, and bell peppers are a favourite.
Do you include bell peppers in your salad?
NB: This post is for C in the series of my A2Z posts lasting for the entire month and is part of the A2Z Blog chatter challenge.
Your blog post about the health benefits of capsicum (bell pepper) was really informative and well-written. I appreciate how you explained the various antioxidants found in capsicum and how they contribute to overall health.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Monidipa, for reading my post; your comment made my day. :)
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