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Green Bell Pepper: Who Benefits From Eating It
22.01.2023 03:30
Updated: 13.04.2023 13:50
Green bell pepper is a product with a unique combination of beneficial substances.
Many people love this vegetable because of its unusual taste. Therefore, it is worth examining the benefits and harms of this vegetable in more detail, highlighting only the main ones.
Compound
If you look at the composition, it may seem that this vegetable is an ideal product. In the composition you can find:
1. Easily digestible carbohydrates. These include: sucrose, fructose, glucose, and others.
2. Amino acids: glycine, proline, cysteine and others.
3. Minerals. Some examples: manganese, potassium, copper, zinc, phosphorus and others.
4. Replaceable amino acids.
5. Essential amino acids and more.
Green bell peppers have a healthy and balanced composition.
Beneficial properties
Initially, it is worth noting the main property of pepper: it causes pungency. Pepper contains an alkaloid that gives pungency to this vegetable. And the more of this component, the hotter the pepper. Experts have long noted that pungency is good for the body, if we talk about moderate and proper consumption. Among the main beneficial properties, we can highlight:
• positive effect on the digestive system;
• reduces blood pressure;
• increases appetite;
• restores sleep;
• improves memory;
• helps improve concentration;
• has a positive effect on the condition of nails and hair.
It is worth noting that each component of the composition brings certain benefits. However, the vegetable has only a preventive effect. There is no point in expecting serious positive changes in your body from its consumption.
In what form should green pepper be consumed?
Bell peppers are best consumed fresh. They retain most of their beneficial substances even after processing. The following types of preparations are acceptable:
1) Freezing.
2) Drying.
3) Drying.
4) Pickles.
5) Marinating.
If we dwell on preservation in detail, then pepper even after heat treatment retains about 70% of all vitamins, and this is an excellent result. If you stew or fry this vegetable, then about 30% of useful substances are preserved.
Harm of pepper
Despite the huge number of benefits, there are contraindications that should not be ignored. Experts recommend that people who have the following problems refuse to consume the vegetable:
• increased acidity of the stomach;
• colitis;
• gastritis;
• kidney disease;
• ulcer;
• hypertension;
• tachycardia and others.
It is also worth remembering about reasonable consumption. Excess of active substances will not bring anything good. Therefore, the consumption rate should always be controlled. Even if a person is healthy and does not experience discomfort, excessive consumption of bell peppers can cause:
1) Diarrhea.
2) Bloating.
3) Abdominal pain and others.
What is the consumption rate?
There is an important rule: you should not consume more than 200 g of this vegetable per week. In summer, bell peppers will be a great addition to various salads. In winter, you can eat it frozen or in another form. Green bell peppers are introduced into the diet of children with caution; this vegetable is contraindicated for children under 1 year of age.
