Today we look at Paprika spice and its benefits to you! Love eating Indian or Bangladeshi Cuisine? Then you will love the benefits of eating many of these amazing spices & ingredients which helps numerous ailments. Paprika, made by grinding capsicum (bell) peppers & chilli into a fine powder. It adds vibrant red colour and a rich, pungent flavour to a variety of meals. At 19 calories per tablespoon, paprika adds only a negligible amount to your daily calorie intake, but it comes packed with nutrients. Just a single 1-tablespoon serving provides ample amounts of several beneficial nutrients, especially carotenoids -- a nutrient family that includes vitamin A. In fact, the types of peppers generally used to create paprika can have six to nine times the amount of vitamin C found in tomatoes (which is quite a bit). This essential vitamin is best known for: fending off colds (thanks to abundant antioxidants) prevent scurvy (although not a terribly common ailment these days) help the body to absorb iron (great for women or those with anemia) protect against cardiovascular disease (and subsequent symptoms such as heart attack and stroke). In short, vitamin C is a sort of miracle-worker of the modern diet and should be ingested regularly (since our bodies don’t produce it naturally). In this respect, paprika has already proven its usefulness. But there’s more, click on the link below! stylecraze/articles/amazing-benefits-of-paprika-for-skin-hair-and-health/
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 16:42:40 +0000
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