A: varieties of chili peppers

There are many varieties of chili peppers, the more common ones are Guangdong sweet pepper, Northwest line pepper, Yunnan mountain pepper, Sichuan sea pepper, Indian pepper, millet pepper, morning glory pepper, a new generation, bell peppers and so on.

1, Cayenne pepper, sweet pepper, plant body strong and tall. Leaves are oblong or ovoid, 10-13 centimeters long. Fruiting pedicels erect or pendulous, fruit large, subglobose, cylindrical or oblate, with many longitudinal grooves, truncated or slightly concave at the top, truncated at the base, often slightly concave, taste is not spicy but slightly sweet or slightly inverted. Somewhat spicy.

2, Chaotian pepper, the plant has many dichotomous branches. Leaves are 4-7 centimeters long and ovoid. Flowers are often solitary between the forks, peduncle erect, flowers slightly convex, corolla white or purple. Stem fruits are erect, small, conical, about 1.5 centimeters long, red or purple when ripe, and extremely spicy.

3, green pepper, plant height up to 1 meter. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate with slender petioles. Flowers are usually single in the lower part of the branches. At the top of the branches, there are several flowers due to the very short internodes. The peduncle is slender, erect or inclined, and the flowers are slightly curved and pendulous. Fruiting stem stout, erect, berries finger-like or conical, 4-10 cm long, slightly curved, erect on the stem, red at maturity, pungent flavor.

Two: the nutritional value of chili peppers

1, nutritional value: chili peppers are rich in vitamin C, can prevent and control heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis, lower cholesterol; chili peppers contain a high level of antioxidants, can prevent cancer and other chronic diseases; eat poorly, eat less food when eating a bit of chili peppers, you can improve appetite, increase the volume of food; chili peppers have a very powerful anti-oxidation, can prevent cancer, and so on. Increase the amount of food; chili pepper has a strong effect of blood circulation, can improve the cold, frostbite, vascular headache and other symptoms.

2, red chili peppers contain more vitamin C and beta-carotene than yellow and green peppers. In addition, chili peppers are also rich in B vitamins, etc., as well as essential trace elements such as potassium, magnesium, iron, and capsaicin and other ingredients. Capsaicin also has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Diet combined with chili peppers can promote salivary secretion, promote digestion and enhance appetite.