The peppers are yellow red and green vegetalbes. They are composed of a lot of water (> 90%), carbohydrates mainly glucose and fructose (2-4%), they are low in protein.
The fats do not exceed 0.2-0.4%.
The amount of calories is very low 21kcal.
The peppers are rich in vitamins and minerals, incluespecially pro vitamin A and vitamin C, which are strong antioxidants and help the immune system to better defend the body and keep the skin young and healty.
Other vitamins in pepper is vitamin E which helps the skin and hair,
They are rich also in vitamin B6, which helps the nervous system and the formation of red blood cells.
Several studies have shown the beneficial effects of the peppers against some carcinogenic compounds. This is due to the positive effect of antioxidants pro-vitamin A and vitamin C which as mentioned peppers are rich.
The pepper also has a good amount of minerals like potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and calcium.
The modest sodium content.
The pepper has a substance luteolin a substance to which is attributed the ability to slow the aging of cells in the brain and improve memory.
