The Power of Paprika.

It's Wednesday, normal night of taxi duty. Two trips to Church, two drop-offs at swimming and finally one last pickup. So, leftovers seemed very appropriate. I mean, how can you let Goulash and Paprikash go to waste!


Since I have no new food to report, I decided to share a little secret about the spice, Paprika. You may even decide to go out and pick up a bottle after reading the amazing things this orange spice does for the human body...


PAPRIKA
Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of dried bell peppers or chili peppers (fruits of Capsicum annuum).  Hungary is a major source of paprika and thus, is most commonly used.

Health Boost:
 contains capsaicin, whose anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects may lower the risk of cancer.The carotenoid contents of paprika may help guard the body from certain type of cancers. Paprika contains zeaxanthin,cryptocanthin and beta-carotene. Studies show that these carotenoids are very good at helping lower the risk of lung and cervical cancer.



Blood Purifier:
paprika is rich in iron and potassium, which are very helpful compounds in term of purifying the blood, helping hemoglobin production as well.



A Powerful Antioxidant:
paprika is well known for its high amount of vitamin C,more than nine times the content of tomatoes and seven times more than oranges. This in turn makes paprika good in strengthening the immune system. Also act like anti-ageing agent.




Other Heath Benefits of Paprika are: paprika is also known to speed up the body's metabolism. The thermogenic effect of capsaicin in paprika can cause your body to burn extra calories after 20 minutes of consumption.Clears mucus from the nose and lungs and aids in congestion. The antibacterial properties of paprika can kill bacteria in the stomach and therefore, prevent or treat stomach ulcer.


This is a spice you should really get to know! Happy is PAPRIKA...

A Paprika street vendor in Budapest, Hungary