Red Pepper Juice Traditionally Used For: Artery Cleaning Arthritis Circulation Eyes Hair Loss High Blood Pressure Skin Problems A Good Source Of: Potassium Silicon Vitamin A Vitamin C Freshness Test: A good Green or Red Pepper is slightly shiny. Ideally, look for Green and Red Peppers that have not been waxed. Important: Both Green and Red Peppers are considered a green juice. Therefore, you will find it beneficial to have no more than about ¼ of your juice consisting of green juice. Since Green and Red Peppers have a strong flavor, you may want to reduce the amount used. You may find that ¼ of a pepper is all that is needed. Do not confuse Green or Red Peppers with the hot and spicy peppers such as jalapenos. You do not want to juice the hot and spicy peppers. General: Red Peppers are Green Peppers that have been allowed to ripen fully. A pepper will not ripen any more once picked. Therefore, Red Peppers are allowed to ripen on the vine. Red Peppers will contain more Vitamin C and Vitamin A than Green Peppers. You can also use Yellow or Black Peppers. These are simply different varieties of peppers. But generally speaking both Yellow and Black Peppers cost more. Peppers (Red) — Nutritional Analysis Nutrient Units Value / 100 g Proximates Water g 92.19 Energy kcal 27 Energy kj 113 Protein g 0.89 Total lipid (fat) g 0.19 Ash g 0.30 Carbohydrate, by difference g 6.43 Fiber, total dietary g 2.0 Minerals Calcium, Ca mg 9 Iron, Fe mg 0.46 Magnesium, Mg mg 10 Phosphorus, P mg 19 Potassium, K mg 177 Sodium, Na mg 2 Zinc, Zn mg 0.12 Copper, Cu mg 0.065 Manganese, Mn mg 0.116 Selenium, Se mcg 0.3 Vitamins Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 190.0 Thiamin mg 0.066 Riboflavin mg 0.030 Niacin mg 0.509 Pantothenic acid mg 0.080 Vitamin B-6 mg 0.248 Folate, total mcg 22 Folic acid mcg 0 Folate, food mcg 22 Folate, DFE mcg_DFE 22 Vitamin B-12 mcg 0.00 Vitamin A, IU IU 5700 Retinol mcg 0 Vitamin A, RAE mcg_RAE 285 Vitamin E mg_ATE 0.690 Tocopherol, alpha mg 0.68 Amino Acids Tryptophan g 0.011 Threonine g 0.033 Isoleucine g 0.029 Leucine g 0.046 Lysine g 0.039 Methionine g 0.011 Cystine g 0.017 Phenylalanine g 0.027 Tyrosine g 0.018 Valine g 0.037 Arginine g 0.043 Histidine g 0.018 Alanine g 0.036 Aspartic acid g 0.127 Glutamic acid g 0.117 Glycine g 0.033 Proline g 0.039 Serine g 0.036
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