Bell peppers are considered to be a common vegetable used in various dishes. The beautiful fruit can be green, red, yellow or orange.
The beneficial properties of sweet peppers
Bulgarian pepper, which has a sweetish taste, is used both fresh for preparing salads and for baking, stewing, frying various dishes from vegetables, meat, and fish. But heat treatment leads to the loss of a large amount of nutrients. It goes well with other food products, giving the dish a special piquancy.
What is useful in bell peppers? Despite its name, it contains a negligible amount of sugar, so the vegetable can be classified as a dietary product. It is important to note that it is rich in vitamins and minerals. First of all, it is a source of vitamin C and A. Vitamin C is necessary for healthy immunity and the formation of the body's defenses against various diseases. The intake of vitamin A has a beneficial effect on the condition of the hair, skin, nails, and vision. The combination of ascorbic acid and rutin helps to strengthen the walls of blood vessels. The presence of the alkaloid capsaicin normalizes the work of the digestive system, relieves hypertension, and promotes blood thinning.
Sodium, potassium, phosphorus, iodine, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium salts, which are also found in a beautiful and tasty vegetable, take part in the formation of the immune defense. Ideal for people with memory impairments, sleep disorders, rapid fatigue, a tendency to depression, as when eating pepper, the body is enriched with B vitamins.
Bell pepper is used to treat bone and joint diseases such as arthritis and sciatica. It can be consumed naturally or used as an external remedy. Therefore, there is a fairly large number of ointments based on this vegetable.
Its use is beneficial for the female and male body. For example, for women during pregnancy, pepper helps maintain bones in good condition, which is important in case of increased stress on the musculoskeletal system. For men, it serves as a preventive measure against baldness.
In what cases is pepper harmful?
A huge number of useful properties are obvious, but do not forget about the harm of bell pepper. Contraindications include:
- the presence of ischemic disease;
- disturbed heart rhythm;
- increased acidity of gastric juice;
- gastritis or gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer;
- kidney and liver diseases;
- hemorrhoids;
- epilepsy.
In these cases, it is advisable to limit the use of sweet peppers or completely exclude them from your diet.
