Siz Education | Health Benefits of paprika

There are many health benefits of paprika. The paprika is made from dried red peppers the mild versions and it became very popular in Hungary in the late 19th century.

The various phytonutrients in spices and they're usually connected to color pigments and so in paprika we have various colors ranging from yellow to orange to red.

Phytonutrients

• The yellow and orange pigment phytonutrients we have alpha carotene and beta-carotene. These are precursors to vitamin a but the benefits from paprika are not actually vitamin an it's in the actual precursors to vitamin a both alpha-carotene and

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beta-carotene.

• There is another one pigment called zeaxanthin and paprika is loaded with zeaxanthin.
Role of zeaxanthin and lutein
Both zeaxanthin and lutein are great for the eye in preventing age-related macular degeneration as well as cataracts.

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Beta cryptoxanthin

There is another one pigment called beta cryptoxanthin and those are all the yellow orange pigments and then we get into the red pigments which include capsaicin and capsulorubin.

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So, collectively all these phytonutrient chemicals create some really cool effects in the eye in protecting the eye against degenerative problems.

Anti-cancer

If anyone have anti-inflammatory properties you have anti-cancer risk, they have potential anti-cancer properties.

Anti-diabetic effect

They also show potential anti-diabetic effects.