Description
One of the best known spices is red pepper (Cayenne pepper) or chili pepper. The Ethiopia variety grows and is marketed widely in the southwest of the country. Together with berbere or bird’s eye, it garnishes various meals and it is a daily spice in people’s lives. Its origin was Mexico like all other varieties of chilis about 1600 years ago.
Though many people think that chilis are just for spicing food with their high capsaicin concentration, there is more nutrition than meets the eye. Each pod comes with 173 percent of vitamin C, which boosts the body’s immunity. They also consist of a small amount of dietary fiber for good digestion, of 1.5 grams. The vitamin B6 constitutes 39 percent of the daily value. Despite the sourness, each red hot chili pepper has 88 grams of water in contrast to a 6 gram capsaicin content.
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