Chocolate peppers have nothing to do with chocolate, except for their reddish brown chocolatey color. Many sweet and spicy pepper varieties come in a chocolate color, including sweet bell peppers, habanero and cayenne. Chocolate peppers are a good source of vitamins C and K and several B vitamins, as well as magnesium and potassium with … Read more about Properties and Benefits of Chocolate Peppers
Did you know there are actually three different varieties of celery? There’s celeriac, a variety of celery grown for its swollen knobby stem resembling a tuberous root. There’s the popular stalk celery grown for its straight and thick, fleshy, crisp green stems. And then there’s Chinese celery, a smaller variety of leaf celery grown for … Read more about Properties and Benefits of Chinese Celery
Bulgarian carrot peppers are an heirloom variety of orange chili or chile pepper from Bulgaria. With a mild to moderate heat score and a fruity pepper taste, the variety is a natural source of pungent capsaicinoid components such as capsaicin with analgesic properties and anticancer activity. High in pro-vitamin A carotene antioxidants such as beta-carotene, … Read more about Properties and Benefits of Bulgarian Carrot Peppers
Green tomatoes are just unripe tomatoes. Versus common ripe tomatoes of the red variety which are high in lycopene, green tomatoes have virtually no lycopene but are high in chlorophyll instead. Green tomatoes are a good source of vitamin K and dietary fiber and have antioxidant and antiaging benefits. Despite fears of toxicity, it’s safe … Read more about What Are Green Tomatoes?