People in Sichuan, Chongqing and other areas are "not spicy and not happy". There are so many delicious foods in these areas that people can't stop. Many kidney friends have great doubts about peppers? Does eating spicy food hurt the kidney? Can you eat spicy food? These problems have troubled many kidney friends, but the truth is this.

There is a substance in pepper that can produce spicy taste: capsaicin! Capsaicin has analgesic, antipruritic, anti-inflammatory, detumescence and appetite regulating effects. It is misunderstood that pepper will stimulate the kidney when it is excreted through the kidney, but some studies have found that capsaicin can reduce proteinuria and reduce the damage of kidney tissue.

There are many kinds of peppers, such as Xiaomi Spicy, Chaotian Pepper, Lantern Pepper and so on, which are colorful. But what kind of pepper is really suitable for kidney friends to eat? What is the content of phosphorus and potassium that kidney friends with high phosphorus and potassium care about?

① Xiaomi spicy

Xiaomi spicy is our friendly name for it. In fact, Xiaomi spicy generally refers to shrubby pepper, which is very spicy and is often used for seasoning, and is common in Sichuan and other regions.

The contents of vitamin C (144mg/111g), carotene (1391ug/111g) and potassium (222mg/111g) in fresh millet are high. Many patients with high phosphorus dare not eat spicy rice, thinking that all seasonings and peppers are high in phosphorus, but in fact, the phosphorus content of fresh millet is not high. On the contrary, it is a Chili sauce pickled by many peppers. Therefore, it is recommended that patients with high phosphorus eat spicy rice as much as possible and avoid Chili sauce.

② Green Pepper (Pepper)

Many green peppers sold in the market are basically not spicy or slightly spicy, and are generally eaten as vegetables, not as condiments.

Although these peppers can be eaten as vegetables, the contents of vitamin C (62mg/111g) and carotene (341ug/111g) are much lower than those of Xiaomi Spicy, but the potassium content is as high as Xiaomi Spicy. Patients with high potassium should avoid it and soak it repeatedly. Green pepper is not spicy, but it also contains capsaicin, which can promote fat metabolism and help reduce blood fat. Because of the high content of vitamin C, it is suggested that when cooking peppers, we should pay attention to the heat, and the heating time should not be too long to avoid excessive loss of vitamin C.

③ persimmon pepper

persimmon pepper is not much different from green pepper, and has almost no spicy taste. Generally, it is eaten as a vegetable, and its vitamin C content and carotene content are almost the same as those of green pepper. Patients with high potassium also need to avoid persimmon pepper.

persimmon pepper tastes sweet, and many patients who feel weak after eating green vegetables can choose persimmon pepper to eat. There is another kind of five-color pepper, which can also be called persimmon pepper. This kind of five-color pepper is small and full of spicy taste, and it is generally soaked and eaten. It is not recommended to eat the soaked five-colored pepper, because the salt content after soaking is too high, which affects blood pressure and drinking water.

Do you dare to eat spicy food after reading this article? Eating spicy food has both advantages and disadvantages, so be sure to pay attention to the right amount!