What vitamins do peppers contain?

Chili pepper is a very common ingredient in our daily life, and most of them are spicy, which greatly stimulates people's taste buds. However, this stimulation is not harmful to the body, but can promote health, because peppers are rich in nutrients, especially vitamins. Let’s take a look at what vitamins peppers contain. I hope everyone can understand.

It has been determined that peppers have high nutritional value and are rich in carotene, protein, fat, vitamin C, and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron. However, since the amount consumed at any one time is very limited, you cannot expect to gain much nutritional value from eating chili peppers. People love to eat chili peppers, mainly because they are attracted by the smell of chili peppers. Eating chili peppers in winter can keep you warm and warm your stomach, preventing colds; eating chili peppers in summer can promote digestion and relieve heat. This is all because chili peppers contain a substance called capsaicin.

Capsaicin also dilates skin capillaries and improves blood circulation, thus helping to resolve skin problems caused by aging and lack of nutrition. That’s why there’s a saying that chili peppers can beautify your skin. However, if you have skin problems such as acne, pimples, eczema, psoriasis, etc., eating chili peppers will do more harm than good. Capsaicin also exhibits a dual effect on the stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract. On the one hand, it can promote digestion and increase appetite. People with weak spleen and stomach and poor appetite can eat some chili to treat chronic diseases such as stomach cold and bloating. On the other hand, it can also aggravate certain gastrointestinal diseases, such as oral ulcers, constipation, hemorrhoids, etc.

For gastritis and gastric ulcers, the situation is a bit complicated. In the past, doctors would advise people with ulcers not to eat too much chili peppers, but studies this year have shown that red peppers may prevent the occurrence of ulcers. Because capsaicin can improve the blood supply to the gastric mucosa and promote the healing of ulcers. Animal experiments have shown that small amounts of chili can protect the gastric mucosa, but large amounts of chili can easily damage the stomach because they destroy the sensation of nerve endings, making the stomach vulnerable to damage. Therefore, the medical community now tends to believe that if chili is consumed in moderation, it is good for the stomach, but if it is consumed in excess, it may not be beneficial.