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Product: Yellow chili pepper (Capsicum baccatum)
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| Basic Information: This variety of chili is essential in Peruvian cuisine. The yellow pepper is grown on the coast, mountains and Amazon up to about 1500 meters above sea level, in warm climates with temperatures between 16 and 24ºC. It is generally orange in color, although it can vary in tone in some cases; It has creamy or whitish seeds. Yellow chili is used as a condiment for its spicy flavor, as a vegetable in salad, and as a base for the preparation of various Peruvian dishes such as: ají de gallina, papa a la huancaína, ocopa sauce, cheese cauche, escabeche, etc. | |
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Origin: Peru
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Region: Ica, Lima, La Libertad.
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Seasonality:
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Certifications: Kosher
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Available presentations: Powder, flakes.
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Suggested industrial applications: Food industry: Meat products, sausages, fish, preparations, healthy snacks.
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Uses: Food additive, seasoning.
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| Properties: Provides a good supply of flavonoids and phenolic compounds which have anti-inflammatory properties. It contains antifungal substances in its seeds. It provides a good amount of powerful antioxidants which reduce oxidative stress, which is one of the main causes of cancer. | |
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Main functionality: The great contribution of vitamin A that it provides us is beneficial for the care of our skin, since this vitamin allows us to constantly renew the tissues. Not only the skin but also internal tissues. At the same time, it is a good source of antioxidants that prevent premature aging of the skin.
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Secondary functionality: Yellow chili metabolizes fats more quickly, increases energy expenditure and reduces appetite. It allows you to reduce bad cholesterol (LDL) levels, since, by increasing the excretion of bile acids, LDL is metabolized more effectively.
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Nutritional Table:
| Components / Components | Per 100g / Per 100g |
| Calories / Calories | 199 kcal |
| Water / Water | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates / Carbohydrates | 64.8 g |
| Proteins / Proteins | 7.3 g |
| Total fat / Total fat | 6.6 g |
| Fiber / Fiber | 28.7 g |
| Ash / Ash | 5 g |
| Calcium / Calcium | 124 mg |
| Phosphorus / Phosphorus | 166 mg |
| Iron / Iron | 8.2 mg |
| Thiamine / Thiamine | 0.12 mg |
| Riboflavin / Riboflavin | 1.48 mg |
| Niacin / Niacin | 4.15 mg |
| Ascorbic acid / Ascorbic acid | 6 mg |