Scientist and nutrionists have found that all peppers, whether the hot ones or the sweet ones, contain good levels of vitamin C and beta-carotene which is related to vitamin A. That is good news since these are known as "healing" vitamins! But the levels of vitamins in these peppers do vary. Keep the following tidbits in mind regarding peppers:
- Peppers allowed to mature from green to red have twice as much vitamin C as when they were green, ie - red sweet bell peppers have 11 times the amount of beta carotene of green bell peppers. Hot red peppers have even more beta carotene than sweet peppers or hot green peppers. Red Peppers are at the top of the list of vitamin C foods.
- Peppers are so easy to add to your diet. In addition to just eating them raw, they make perfect additions to soups, salads, dips, sandwiches, etc. There is an unbelievable health benefit just in the addition of a few peppers added to your foods.
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