Just Natural Organic Cayenne Pepper - 35g
Just Natural Organic Cayenne Pepper is sourced from only the best organic producers around the world. Cayenne pepper ranges between 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville Heat Units (vs Jalapeno at 3,000 to 8,000 SHU). Cayenne is great for adding heat to marinades, sauces, curries and more. And it’s packed in our 100% plastic free home compostable packaging.
Have you ever wondered why peppers are spicy? They contain a substance called capsaicin, which is responsible for that burn you feel when you’re noshing on your favorite spicy foods.
Capsaicin does so much more than make your mouth burn. There are many benefits of capsaicin that doctors use in medicine today. There are capsaicin creams, sprays, ointments, and patches to treat a wide variety of aches and pains. It is the primary ingredient in cayenne pepper that is responsible for many of its health benefits.
1. Aids detoxification
There’s evidence that cayenne pepper aids in this by way of your circulatory system. Cayenne peppers contain capsicum and capsaicin, like many other chili peppers. Both of these ingredients stimulate the production of nitric oxide in your body.
Nitric oxide is a vasodilator that relaxes your blood vessels and increases blood flow throughout your body. This increase in blood flow may speed up the rate at which your liver detoxifies your blood.
2. Supports digestion
Cayenne peppers support your digestive system in a variety of ways. Most immediately, it increases saliva production while you’re eating it.
There are enzymes in your saliva that start to break down your food before you even swallow it. Increasing your saliva production by eating cayenne pepper helps make your digestive system more efficient.
3. Helps relieve headaches
The capsaicin in cayenne peppers is a natural pain reliever. This is due to its ability to increase blood flow in your body. While it’s an effective treatment, it can also be uncomfortable at first because of the burning sensation it causes.
Most of the research for capsaicin to treat headaches has been done with people who suffer from cluster headaches. When it’s applied to the inside of your nose, it can prevent these debilitating headaches.
4. Shown to help lengthen lifespan
They say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what if I told you fruits and veggies everyday keep diseases away?
That’s right! One study found that eating five servings of fruits and vegetables (including cayenne peppers!) everyday reduces your risk of heart disease, cancer, and lung diseases.
But that’s not the whole story, because another study found that specific nutrients like vitamin C and carotenoids reduce your risk of death for all causes.
And do you know what’s a good source of vitamin C aside from orange juice? You guessed it: cayenne pepper!
The daily recommended value of vitamin C is 90 mg, and one tablespoon of cayenne pepper contains 4 mg. Adding it to your food is a good way to put a little extra vitamin C in your body.
5. Boosts metabolism
If you’re trying to lose weight, cayenne pepper may be able to help you out. When you eat it, it can increase your metabolism.
Scientists reached this finding during a study in Thailand in which women were given 5 grams of fresh chili pepper, like cayenne pepper. After they ate it, the women experienced an immediate increase in their metabolism that lasted up to 30 minutes.
You may be wondering how cayenne peppers can do this. The boost in your metabolism is due to a capsinoid in cayenne peppers called dihydrocapsiate.
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Internally, cayenne pepper can boost hydrochloric acid production, so it helps with digestion. When it gets into the blood, it thins the blood.
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