Organic Chilli Powder

Red Chilli Powder is akey ingredient to heat up curries and almost any other type of foodpreparation. This organic chilli powder will set your ears buzzing and tonguetickling.

Nutritional Value
Each 1-tablespoonserving of chili powder contains 23.6 calories, with 1.3 grams of total fat, orabout 2 percent of your daily recommendation, and0.2 grams of saturated fat, orabout 1 percent of your daily recommendation. It contains no cholesterol, aswell as 4.1 grams of total carbohydrates, 2.6 grams of dietary fiber, 0.5 gramsof total sugars and 0.9 grams of protein.

Health Benefits

• Chili powder enhances the flow of fresh blood to the site of infections. This fresh blood fights against the infection while the leukocytes and white blood cells battle against the viruses.
• Vitamin C, beta-carotene and folic acid in chili powder combine to reduce the risk of colon cancer. Furthermore, the cartonoid lycopene present in chili powder provides protection against various types of cancer.
• Vitamin B6, present in chili powder, is known for lowering high homocysteine levels that can cause damage to blood vessels and hence increase the risk of contracting heart attacks and stroke.
• By enhancing the metabolism rates, chili powder brings relief to nasal congestion and opens lung airways; thus, reducing the symptoms of asthma and wheezing. To add on, chili powder lessens the effects of chronic congestion amongs heavy drinkers.
• With vitamin A present in abundance, chili powder lowers inflammation of lungs and emphysema, which occurs due to cigarette smoking that contains benzopyrene. This is known for eliminating vitamin A from the body.
• Some other health benefits associated with consumption of chili powder include soothing stomach aches, inducing perspiration in hot climates to cool the skin, reducing triglycerides, relieving congestion and stuffiness, killing bacteria leading to stomach ulcers, enhancing blood circulation, alleviating fever, promoting weight loss, stimulating saliva production and treating headaches, sore throats and toothaches.