Green Pepper is a plump bell shaped vegetable that is used in salad, as ingredient to some dishes and is used as garnishing. Bell peppers has a sweet taste and it is not spicy. Green Pepper is a rich source of Vitamins C and A.

Nutritive Values of Green Bell Pepper : Per 100 gm.

• Vitamin A : 630 I.U.
• Vitamin B : Thiamine .04 mg.;
• Vitamin C : 120 mg.;
• Calcium : 11 mg.
• Phosphorus : 25 mg.
• Potassium : 170 gm.
• Carbohydrates : 5.7 gm.
• Protein : 1.2 gm.
• Calories : 25

Green Bell Pepper is beneficial in the following cases :

1. Liver disease
2. Obesity
3. Constipation
4. Arthritis
5. High blood pressure
6. Acidosis (deficiency of alkalinity in the blood)
7. May help prevent cancer in organ and glands lined by epithelial tissue due to its high Vitamin A content.
8. Smaller red pepper, known as hot peppers, have been found to be valuable for :Colds, Asthma, Inflamed sinus, Malaria, Destroying intestinal worms.