Chili pepper health benefits

Chili pepper was grown in Central and South America for 7000 years. From South America (mainly from Mexico) chili peppers were imported to Philippines, India, China, Indonesia, Korea and Japan. Christopher Columbus was among the first Europeans to discover chili pepper in the region. In 1493 Dr Diego Alvarez Chanca (from Columbus team) brought the very first chili peppers to Spain and Portugal. In XVI-XVII centuries chili peppers were introduced to the rest of the world by Spanish and Portuguese explorers.
Chili peppers are well known for their medicinal and health benefiting properties – they are an excellent source of Vitamins C, A, K, E and B-complex (including folic acid B9); antioxidants (phytochemicals) and useful minerals (potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, thiamin, copper, molybdenum – all are excellent source of fiber).
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