RED CHILLI

A Meal is incomplete without Chillies as it is the main ingredient in any Asian  recipe. You only need to slice, chop, slit or dice and mix it with the other ingredients or even garnish your food with this hot chilli.

Famous for its bitterness and heats it produces, after having a stalk of chilli is quite a known fact. It has many benefits and is also rich in a number of vitamins and minerals. Capsaicin is a chemical present in chillies, which helps the body in many ways.

RED CHILLI (CRUSHED-GRATED)

Nutrition Table

Saturated Fatty Acid
Carbohydrate
Dietary Fiber
Energy
Fat
Protein
Sugar
Sodium
– 2.1%
– 42.1%
– 35.4g / 100g
– 272.0 kcal / 100g
– 10.7%
– 1.8%
– 0.5%
– 70.3mg / kg

The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contribute to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

PACKAGING QUANTITIES

50g
100g
200g

FAMILY
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME

–SOLANACEAE
–CAPSICUM ANNUUM
–RED CHILLI

Adult reference intake per each 2g of portion of red chilli crushed / grated contains :

Energy
22.76 kj
5.44 kcal
<1%

Fat
0.21g
<1%

Saturates
0.05g
<1%

Sugar
0.01g
<1%

Salt
0.00g
<1%

Typical values per 100g:
Energy 272.00 kcal 1138.05 kj

RED CHILLI

  • Source of iron absorption – Red chillies contain a good proportion of iron which is good for blood health. They also have a lot of vitamin c that helps the body in absorbing iron
  • calories – They produce heat in the body that directly burns down calories, just like heat generated due to exercise
  • Relieves from congestion – In India red chillies are provided to a person for consumption when he is suffering from cold. It relieves congestion and helps is better respiration
  • Reduces blockage in arteries – They are very powerful antioxidants that clear any blockages in the arteries or blood vessels.