Description and features of green hot pepper - areas of application

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Kira Stoletova

Green chilli is a well-known red chilli whose fruits are in the technical maturity phase. By this time, the vegetable has time to be saturated with vitamins and microelements. It differs from red in that it is less hot. A detailed description of the variety is presented in the article.

Green hot chili pepper

Origin and brief description of the culture

The birthplace of vegetables is America. Indian tribes used it even before Columbus discovered the continent. In 1493, a navigator brought this spice to Spain. Traders from Portugal spread it to Asia. The plant was brought to Russia in the 18th century.

The names of green hot peppers are bitter, chili, paprika. These names are due to the taste and smell of the vegetable.

On a note! There are many varieties of the crop, differing depending on the shape, size of the fruit, height of the bush, yield indicators, taste and other characteristics.

What does the fruit look like?

How is it different from red?

Red pepper is endowed with a spicy aroma and hot taste due to the presence of the phenolic compound capsaicin in its composition. This substance is present in the veins, seeds, and peel of the fruit.

The red vegetable contains a huge amount of vitamins C and A. Green peppers have less of these components.

The difference between green and red

Which is hotter - green or red?

Compared to red chillies, green chillies are less hot. It is worth removing the seeds from the red pepper so that they do not burn with additional heat.

Use of the ingredient in cosmetology

In cosmetology, a special extract is used, isolated from pepper pulp and peel. The extract maintains the balance of vitamins/nutrients and will be useful not only for our digestion, but also for beauty.

Pepper extract has a beneficial effect on local microcirculation (accelerates it), warms the skin, and dilates blood vessels. The ingredient starts the process of breaking down fat cells and enhances local metabolism. Applying special products with pepper to problem areas of the body will help cope with cellulite and excess fat deposits. The warming effect of chili helps with joint pain, decreased skin elasticity and a feeling of heaviness in the legs.

Remember: physical imperfections can be completely removed only by intense exercise and a rational balance between consumed and expended energy. Chile will help speed up the process so that the results will delight you and motivate you to new achievements. As the only possible remedy in the fight against problem areas, pepper will be ineffective.

Let's shift the emphasis on the benefits of chili from the body to the hair. Pepper can stimulate the scalp, hair growth, and strengthening. The ingredient prevents dandruff, hair loss, and weakening of the hair follicle structure. Pepper will help in the fight against excessive oiliness of the scalp and additionally saturates the dermis with useful active substances. The main thing is not to overdo it with pepper. Sensitive scalp may react with a rash, worsening of the condition, and additional hair loss. To avoid irritation, get examined by a trichologist and agree with him on the rationality of using pepper.

Description of the types of hot green peppers

Pepper has several varieties, which are especially successful when consumed unripe.

Serrano

The homeland of this perennial plant is the areas of the Mexican states where the Sierra mountains are located. That's why this species came to be called that. The first fruits can be harvested 3 months after seed germination.

The bullet-shaped vegetable is small in size (only 4 cm). The skin is smooth, glossy, and colored light green. At biological ripeness it turns red. The partitions inside reduce the pungency. Removing the seeds can reduce the pungency.

Serrano

Jalapeño

The growing period for Jalapeños is 70-80 days. With proper care, you can get up to 35 healthy vegetables.

The bushes reach a height of 1 m. The fruit is small, no more than 8 cm, of an oblong cone shape. The color during ripening is green; ripe peppers acquire a red tint. Weight about 50 g. The taste is spicy-hot, slightly vinegary.

Attention! The seeds contain a lot of pungency, which is why they are not used as food.

Jalapeño

Anaheim

The culture belongs to the early ripening varieties. The period from the emergence of seedlings to the harvesting of green fruits is 90 days.

It is a well leafy plant. New shoots are not formed, which makes them easier to care for and provides the vegetables with enough light. The fruit is 15-16 cm long, cone-flattened in shape with a sharp or concave end.

The severity level on the Scoville scale is 50-2500 units. Therefore, the product is widely used in cooking and the food industry.

Anaheim

Anaheim variety

It has two well-known names: Anaheim and California Chile, bred in North America. The fruit reaches up to 7 cm in length and weighs no more than 10 grams. Taste: spicy. Idaho peppers change from green to bright red in color as they ripen and become ripe.

The fruits of the variety are used in food, cosmetology and medicine. It is a fortified product and even belongs to high-vitamin varieties, and the protein and fiber content is higher than in its relatives.

From 8-10 plants you will get a harvest of approximately 0.4 kilograms of first-class peppers. The preferred planting scheme for this variety is 8 to 10 seedlings per square meter of soil.

Features of cultivation

The crop can be grown in open ground, a greenhouse, and even on a windowsill at home. To obtain a good pepper harvest, it is important to select the best varieties for given climate conditions. This will reduce financial costs, reduce labor efforts to care for the crop and obtain the expected result.

Landing

To grow peppers, you need to plant seeds. The favorable period for this is the end of February. The procedure is simple and consists of the following steps:

1. Pour boiling water over the container for planting and place drainage (expanded clay, crushed stone, charcoal) on its bottom.
2. Fill the top with soil containing humus, leaf soil, and sand in a ratio of 5:3:2
3. Make holes 1.5 cm deep on the surface of the soil and place 2-3 seeds in each.
4. Cover the plantings with glass or polyethylene.

Shoots will appear in a week. When the first leaves form, plant the seedlings. If the plants are properly cared for, then after 70 days they can be transplanted to a permanent plot.

How to grow seedlings

Transplanting seedlings into open ground or a greenhouse

The area should be well lit and windless. The soil is light, nutritious and loose.

Attention! Plant seedlings in May, when the threat of frost has passed and the soil has warmed to 13-15 °C.

Algorithm for planting seedlings in the ground:

1. Water the seedlings so that they do not experience moisture deficiency when transplanting.
2. Make holes, keeping a distance of 40-50 cm between plants, and 60 cm between rows.
3. Plant the seedlings together with a clod of earth, deepening them into a hole, moisten them and sprinkle them with soil mixture, while leaving the cotyledon leaves above the surface of the earth.

After planting, mulch the beds with peat.

Rules for replanting a plant

Care

Care includes a certain set of works:

• constant watering, especially in dry weather;
• loosening the soil for better air flow to the roots;
• removal of stepsons and lower foliage to ensure ventilation and warming of the crown;
• introduction of nutrients using organic and mineral fertilizers.

Growing crops on your site is easy if you know what care the plants will need in the future.

Cultivation care

Diseases and pests

Green capsicums can be affected by anthracosis, gray mold, and bacterial spot. Insidious pests - aphids, spider mites, naked slugs. Parasites must be combated by treating the bushes with insecticides.

To prevent infections and insect attacks, it is necessary to work proactively, adhering to some rules:

• at the stage of planting seedlings, use only fertilized soil;
• treat seeds before planting, carry out root and foliar feeding;
• When watering, do not use cold water, and do not over-moisten or dry out the soil;
• If infestations are detected, immediately spray the bushes using protective agents.

Basic information

What are hot peppers? The harm and benefits of this spice are known to few. We will talk about them a little further.

According to experts, the product in question is the fresh or dried fruit of a certain variety of tropical subshrub Capsicum annuum or Capsicum frutescens. Thus, this ingredient is a spice that has a pungent taste.

Does hot pepper have another name, the harm and benefits of which should be known to all people? In Russian, the name of such a spice is consonant with the country of Chile. However, its name has nothing to do with this state. After all, the word chilli in this case belongs to the Aztec Nahuatl language and is literally translated as “red.”

Calorie content and chemical composition

Green hot pepper is a supplier of nutrients, vitamins and vital mineral elements.

Many people are interested in how many calories are in a vegetable. Energy value per 100 g of product:

Pepper is rich in essential oils, alkaloids, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, steroid compounds (phytosterols, capsicosides), and fiber.

The benefits of the product are also due to the high content of vitamins and minerals, which are listed in the table.

Due to the rich chemical composition of the product, it is recommended to include it in the menu for excellent health, increased vitality, and support tone.

Benefit

Green pepper, thanks to its hot substance, dulls pain signals and alleviates arthritis, joint inflammation and even neuralgia.

Chili can be consumed to combat excess weight, because the product increases body temperature for a certain time, forcing the body to break down fat deposits rather than carbohydrates. Additionally, a feeling of satiety occurs, so a person receives fewer calories, but begins to expend more energy.

Recent research has shown that capsaicin causes cancer cells to “commit suicide” without damaging healthy tissue. Regular consumption of hot peppers will protect against malignant tumors in the prostate gland, lungs and digestive tract.

The hot juice of green pods has a detrimental effect on infections, so it is recommended to add the spicy product to the diet for inflammation of the throat and mouth. Using the product you can get rid of food poisoning, stomach or intestinal disorders.

50 g of chili is enough for the body to receive a daily dose of ascorbic acid. In addition to its immunomodulatory properties, the substance has a strengthening effect on the walls of blood vessels, preventing problems with blood pressure, varicose veins, and reducing the load on the heart.

Vitamin C stimulates the production of collagen, which is responsible for the youth and elasticity of the skin, and accelerates regeneration processes. With a sufficient amount of ascorbic acid, the absorption of iron improves, a person feels a surge of strength, chronic fatigue and fatigue go away.

A pod a day is enough to forget about insomnia, normalize sleep, and make it strong and calm.

Some experts claim that hot peppers cause gastritis, peptic ulcers and even malignant tumors in the stomach, but recent studies have shown that the product destroys the bacteria that cause these problems.

Features of application

The advantage of green hot pepper is its use in various areas.

In cooking

The taste of pepper allows me to prepare many dishes from it. Therefore, it can be eaten raw and used:

• in pickles, sauces, marinades;
• as an additive to various soups, aromatic pastries;
• baked, fried, dried.

In addition to its piquancy, pepper adds a specific crunch to dishes. It can not only be pickled for the winter, but also salted and then preserved.

Green pepper in cooking

In dietetics

Pepper is a priority for many nutritionists, as it has many beneficial properties and has a positive effect on the body during weight loss:

• removes waste and toxins from the body;
• suppresses appetite;
• stimulates metabolism and metabolic processes;
• restores intestinal microflora;
• fights apathy and depression.

Attention! The capsaicin contained in the vegetable can accelerate the process of fat breakdown and activate the sympathetic nervous system. All this makes the product indispensable in dietetics.

In folk medicine

Traditional healers actively use this healthy vegetable in their recipes.

• Cold medicine. Place a slice of vegetable in a glass of milk and boil. Drink the resulting composition before bed.
• Anthelmintic. It is recommended to include the product in small doses fresh in the diet.
• A weapon against the runny nose. In ground form, you can pour it into socks as an alternative to mustard.
• A remedy for gout and arthritis. Infuse the pepper in alcohol, using the components in a ratio of 1:5 for 7 days, strain and use to lubricate sore joints.
• A natural solution to men's problems. To increase potency, grind 6 pods using a meat grinder, leave for 2 weeks in 750 g of alcohol, then filter and take 10 drops, after diluting in 50 ml of water.

To compensate for the deficiency of vitamins in the body and improve immunity, you need to supplement your diet with healing vegetables.

Use of vegetables in folk medicine

Knowing the benefits and harms of hot green peppers and the peculiarities of growing the crop, you can treat yourself to the vegetable at any time of the year. The product will saturate the body with useful substances and maintain health for many years.

Useful properties of the product

The benefits are determined by the amount of chili you consume per day. Be guided by your own feelings and do not consume large amounts of pepper per day. If there are contraindications, it is necessary to completely exclude the ingredient from the diet.

How moderate consumption of pepper will affect the body:

1. Improved appetite.
2. Normalization of the digestive system, “restart” and acceleration of metabolism.
3. Beneficial effects on liver function and brain activity.
4. Helps the body fight colds, bronchial asthma, epilepsy, atherosclerosis and hepatitis.
5. Normalization of sleep and prevention of insomnia.
6. Slowing the growth of cancer (both malignant and benign).
7. Increasing the level of resistance to stress and increasing the pain threshold due to the production of endorphins.
8. Improved blood circulation.
9. Strengthening the protective function of the immune system.
10. Prevention of diabetes development.

Preserving vitamins

Fresh peppers can be stored in the refrigerator for about a week. Agree, this is not so much, so try to extend his life. For example, marinate. This will preserve from 60 to 80% of vitamins. However, remember that it is better for heart patients and hypertensive patients not to overuse pickles and marinades. The fact is that these canned foods contain too much salt, and this can lead to high blood pressure. Spicy snacks such as lecho, pickled tomatoes and peppers are contraindicated for people suffering from gastritis and peptic ulcers. Large amounts of vinegar and spices in these snacks can aggravate the disease.

Another way to preserve peppers throughout the winter is to freeze them. Frozen vegetables retain almost all their beneficial substances, and peppers are no exception. Wash the pods, remove the seeds and tail and place in the freezer. If you like stuffed peppers, you don't need to chop the peppers, but if your goal is to add peppers to soups and salads, chop them in advance before freezing. Place the pepper in bags, try to make sure that only one serving is included in one bag, because otherwise you will have to defrost and freeze the pepper several times, and repeated freezing significantly reduces the amount of nutrients. By the way, if you do not want to lose them later, do not wash frozen fruits and vegetables and do not defrost them in water - this will “wash out” a significant part of the vitamins.