We like sweet peppers and are widely used in nutrition. And what vitamins contain Bulgarian pepper, this valuable vegetable product, which enjoys a well-deserved glory useful in all respects, we learn.
It is consumed fresh and canned; This kind of pepper is an obligatory component of almost all vegetable salads.
However, it is not enough just to talk about the benefits of the Bulgarian or, as it is simply called in the people, sweet pepper, it would be nice to know what vitamins are contained in Bulgarian pepper and what they give to our body.
What vitamins are in sweet Bulgarian pepper?
- Sweet pepper - one of the leaders in the presence of vitamin C in it. It is much ahead of its contents of all citrus fruits, which are always referred to as the richest by the presence of ascorbic acid (it is also vitamin C). The more in our body this vitamin, the more guarantees of preservation of immunity and the ability to resist viruses and infections.
- In its composition, vitamins of group B were found, which, in fact, correspond to the activity of all systems of our organism. They are especially important for the normal functioning of the heart and nervous system.
- Vitamin PP, which is found in the composition of pepper, together with vitamins of group B takes care of the strength and elasticity of blood vessels, and also its presence has a beneficial effect on brain activity.
- Talking about what vitamins are in Bulgarian pepper, do not forget about vitamin A (carotene), as well as about those microelements that are part of this wonderful vegetable culture. Among them: calcium, magnesium, iodine, zinc, iron, phosphorus.
How useful is pepper?
All this remarkable set of useful substances allows to revitalize the human body:
- it helps to increase energy in the body, get rid of depression, strengthen immunity ;
- its consumption positively affects the condition of the musculoskeletal system;
- Bulgarian pepper is irreplaceable in the fight against excess weight, as it helps to normalize the work of the digestive tract;
- a set of vitamins contained in pepper, enriches blood with useful substances, actively participating in the process of hematopoiesis;
- it is not contraindicated in diabetes mellitus, since the sugars contained in it do not harm the body of a diabetic.