SWEET RED PEPPER 160 ASTA

The fruits are dried and then ground into a powder to be marketed as 'sweet red pepper or paprika'. Paprika, depending on the quality and the color that can be extracted from it, belongs to certain grades. Certain characteristics of paprika are examined such as color, taste, aroma, and also its purity. The brightest colored paprika belongs to the highest ASTA grade and is the most expensive. Red pepper is widely used in cooking as well as in the preparation of meat preparations, sausages for its taste and color. Bell peppers are a good source of fiber, folate, vitamin A, C, B6, K and manganese. It also consists of lutein, zeaxanthin, beta-carotene and lycopene. The main ingredient responsible for the pungency of the fruit is capsaicin. Red peppers contain the carotenoid lycopene, consumption of which has been inversely associated with prostate, cervical and pancreatic cancer. The benefits of pepper in cardiovascular function also come from the dietary fibers it contains, which help reduce total and bad cholesterol and control blood sugar.