What is Mama Earth’s Red
Chilli powder and why its good for you?
Chili peppers are the fruits of Capsicum pepper plants,
notable for their hot flavor.
Chili peppers are primarily used as a spice and can be
cooked or dried and powdered. Powdered, red chili peppers are known as paprika.
Capsaicin is the main bioactive plant compound in chili
peppers, responsible for their unique, pungent taste and many of their health
benefits.
Here are the health benefits of Mama Earth’s Red Chilli powder:
1. Helps In Digestion
Red chillie powder improve the secretion of gastric juices,
accelerating digestion and relieving issues like constipation and gas.
It also reduces harmful bacteria in your gut, keeping
intestines healthy.
2. Maintains Blood Pressure Levels
Red chillies are high in potassium, and so is their powder.
Potassium relaxes the blood vessels in your body and helps
maintain blood pressure levels.
They also have capsaicin, an active component which reduces
blood pressure and improves circulation.
3. Anti-inflammatory
The capsaicin found in red chilli powder also has
anti-inflammatory properties, which means that it reduces inflammation and
pain, particularly in muscles and joints.
4. Helps in Weight Loss
It is common knowledge that red chilli powder aids in weight
loss.
Once again we have the capsaicin in red chillies to thank
for this, as it reduces appetite and accelerates fat burning by increasing the
body’s metabolism.
5. Improves Cognitive Function
Red chilli powder has iron, which increases haemoglobin
production and increases blood flow.
This in turn helps the brain work optimally, improving
learning, thinking, reasoning, remembering, problem-solving, decision making,
and attention.
6. Improves Heart Health
The wonder component capsaicin found in red chillies also
reduces triglycerides, cholesterol and platelet aggregation in the blood, which
contributes in improves heart health.
It also prevents the formation of blood clots, which is
again a plus for heart health.
7. Helps in Nasal Congestion
Red chilli powder can thin the mucus formed in the nasal
passages when you have a cold, which helps in clearing it out.
This is why doctors and physicians advise eating spicy foods
and drinking soups with red chilli powder in them when you have a cold.
8. Builds Immunity And Fights Diseases
Red chilli powder has significant amounts of vitamin C,
which strengthens the immune system and helps your body fight infections and
diseases.
It also helps reduce free radicals in the body and is also
known to reduce the chances of cancer.
9. Improves Eye Health
One teaspoon of red chilli powder has 9% of your RDA
(requisite daily amount) of vitamin A in it, which is known to improve eyesight
and prevent eye diseases such as night blindness.
10. Improves Skin and Hair
Healthy skin requires both vitamin C for collagen
production, which is an essential protein that skin and hair have, as well as
vitamin A, which keeps hair moisturized and in good condition.
Red chilli powder has both, in addition to vitamin E, which
is an antioxidant known for its benefits for skin and hair.
