Dried Chili Flakes

My homemade dried chili flakes🌶🌶🌶

Antioxidants in Red Pepper Extracts

Dried red peppers are rich in antioxidants. A study published in the "Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology" in 2012 found that a complex mixture of carotenoid antioxidants in red pepper extracts. Carotenoids -- and antioxidants in general -- promote good health by fighting oxidative stress in the body and quashing the inflammation that can lead to pain and disease. The carotenoids in dried red peppers are very usable by the body. Some 50 to 80 percent of the carotenoid content in red peppers could be bioavailable, according to a study published in 2010 in the "Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry."