Paprika is one of the most used and popular spices.
It is traditional for many national cuisines, suitable for flavoring meats, sausages, and it can be used in many other ways according to our personal taste.

It enriches the food with its specific pleasant aroma and red color, but it can also be very useful when we are looking for sources of biologically active substances that can balance and enrich our daily menu.

It is obtained by drying and then grinding fresh red peppers.
There is a wide variety of sorts as well as technologies for production.

Characteristic of its vitamin-mineral profile is both high content of key vitamins A and E and significant amounts of trace elements, especially iron.

The energy equivalent of 100 g / 3.53 oz is 282 kilocalories.

In such a portion there are also:

Vitamin A-49254 IU (mainly as beta carotene) is approximately 16 times more than the minimum recommended daily intake for an adult

Iron -21.14 mg - over 2.5 times more than the minimum recommended daily intake for an adult

Vitamin E-29.1 mg - almost double the minimum recommended daily intake for an adult

Fiber -34.9g - over 1.5 times more than the minimum recommended daily intake for an adult

Potassium-2280mg - almost half of the minimum recommended daily intake for an adult

Phosphorus-314 mg - almost half of the minimum recommended daily intake for an adult

Magnesium-178 mg - about half of the minimum recommended daily intake for an adult

Zinc -4.33 mg – around 40% of the minimum recommended daily intake for an adult

Calcium -229 mg - about 23% of the minimum recommended daily intake for an adult

In addition,
it contains amounts of vitamin B6, niacin, folate, vitamin K

The protein content is very high for food of plant origin -14.14g per 100g / 3.53 oz.

There are very few foods that combine such richness of key vitamins and minerals.

Of course, red pepper should be used in reasonable quantities because it is a spice.

A teaspoon, added to a varied weekly menu of natural foods, is quite sufficient.

Balancing our daily menu is done perfectly when we eat a variety of natural food, each contributing its biologically active substances to the balance of your body.