Green peppers are bright and green, and the newly cultivated varieties are red, yellow, purple and other colors, which can not only be used as a dish, but also widely used as a side dish. Green pepper is evolved from pepper native to tropical areas of Central and South America. After long-term cultivation, domestication and artificial selection, the fruit size changed, the pulp became thicker, the spicy taste disappeared, and the number of carpels and ovary cavities increased.

Green pepper was introduced to China more than 100 years ago, and was widely planted all over the country. Green pepper is rich in vitamin C, which is suitable for people with hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

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Benefits of green pepper

1, skin beauty. Pepper can promote hormone secretion in the body and improve skin condition. Many people think that eating spicy food will cause acne, but in fact, pepper is not a problem. Only a person who loves acne will add fuel to the fire if he eats Chili.

2. Reduce fat and lose weight. Capsaicin can accelerate the decomposition of fat, and rich dietary fiber can also reduce blood lipid to some extent.

3, pain relief and heat dissipation. Pepper is warm, which can reduce body temperature and relieve muscle pain by sweating, so it has strong antipyretic and analgesic effects. American studies have found that capsaicin can reduce the neurotransmitters that transmit pain and make people feel less pain.

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