Showing posts with label benefits of pepper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label benefits of pepper. Show all posts

Thursday, 12 September 2013

Healthy Chili Powder



Chilli Powder, a widely used spice, is a secret and essential ingredient of every grandmother's recipe. Despite being tart, why is it still used in our food recipes? The answer is simple. Its benefits are several. Let's discuss some of the benefits of chilli Powder.

Vitamin A: A tablespoon of chilli contains 2,224 IU of vitamin A. This amounts to 44.5% of the total quantity needed by the body. Vitamin A is used by the body to maintain eyesight and checking over the health of teeth, skin, and bones by the supplying sufficient vitamins to grow strong.

Vitamin C: A tablespoon of chilli powder accounts to about 4.8mg, which is 8% of total Vitamin C intake your body needs. Your body uses antioxidants to fight internal injury from free essentials, which are unbalanced molecules shaped during the energy formation method that can augment your danger of developing injurious health conditions like cancer and heart disease.

Did you know: - Why are chilies tart? Chillis are tart because of the alkaloid compounds: Capsanthin, Capsaicin, and Capsorubin.
 
Below is the measure of vitamins and minerals in 100g of Chilli.
230% of Vitamin-C 
37% of Vitamin B-6 
30% of Vitamin A, 
12% of Iron,
11% of Copper, 
6% of Potassium

Red Chilli Powder is a mixture of dried chilies, cumin, garlic, and oregano. In some cases, use of coriander, cloves or pepper may even be included. In dried red chilies lie nutritional and medicinal benefits, which have scientific evidences. Some of the benefits are as follows:

Cookery benefits: Just a pinch of red chilli can leave ecstatic flavor in your food. Some of the Indian recipes are incomplete without red chilies. It is slowly and deliciously taking its place in the U.S. Barbeque Sauces, Chili and Mexican Moles make use of red chilies these days.

Geographical Data: It is a well known fact that whole red chilli is the most commonly used spice in India. Ancient India boasts of red chilli as a cure to upset stomach, menstrual cramps, malaria, and motion sickness.

Nutrition rich: They contain vitamins and minerals like Vitamin - C, Vitamin- B, Vitamin- A, Iron, Copper, and Potassium etc. The beta carotene, a form of Vitamin- A, has the same amount of nutritional value as in different vegetables and fruits.
Medicinal benefits: An alkaloid compound, capsaicin, found in red chilli is known to decrease the intensity of pain. It has to be applied directly on the skin.

Sterling Groceries Pvt Limited is a corporation that manufactures spices and is situated in New Delhi. The superiority of spices they manufacture have got them a position with WAL-MART, Carrefour, METRO, SPAR, and Reliance, in recognized as well as modified segments. 

Sunday, 8 September 2013

Black Pepper for Better Health


Black pepper is among the most commonly used spices in Asian cuisine, one that would go well with many a culinary experiment. And one of the most widely used, and the most sought after peppercorns among the numerous varieties of black peppercorn is the Malabar peppercorn. To be sure, there are many reasons why the Malabar peppercorn is considered to be one of the best in the business and used in healthy foods - and not the least of them all is the fact that Malabar peppercorn has its origins in some of the most fertile terrains in India.

Pepper in itself has been found in abundance in India and Indian recipes, reason enough for the British colonies of the early years to have established their foothold in the subcontinent with the East India Company. Of course, pepper and its business, along with the associated spices, has come a long way ever since, what with there being numerous brands and kinds of pepper that have come to flood the market. From the uniquely tingling Szechuan peppercorn to the milder variety of Lampong black peppercorn from Indonesia with its unique fragrance, and Madagascar peppercorns that are good for meat, and the ones that differ in terms of the way they are processed before they get to the market, as in the case of the ones that are air-dried, freeze-dried, or marinated in brine, there is no dearth of quality peppercorns.

However, despite the years of their having been traded in business, and despite the numerous brands and innumerable varieties of peppercorns, Malabar peppercorns have still managed to maintain their leadership on the rest of the species. Some of the characteristic features of Malabar peppercorns include their pungent aroma and their rich fragrance with mixed traces of cedar and the berries.

But the richness and freshness associated with Malabar peppercorn is what this variety is the most widely noted for. In terms of size, this variety of peppercorn is neither too big to handle, nor so small that you could miss it. And in line with its medium size, Malabar peppercorn also tends to be widely used, what with its versatility coming into force in its use on a wide range of cuisine. If you are a fan of some of the more strongly flavoured dishes that relish your palates, or if you would want your guests to store the memories of some of the freshest spices ever, you would not want to give Malabar peppercorn a miss.