Everyday Superfoods: Chiles

Chiles get their kick from capsaicin – an antioxidant that shows promise for both promoting health and giving our metabolism a boost.

Did you know?

• Members of the Capsicum family include a variety of peppers that exhibit different levels of spiciness based on the amount of capsaicin they contain.
• One fresh medium sized green chile pepper has twice as much Vitamin C as a small orange.
• Capsaicinoids, the chemicals that make chile peppers hot, are used in muscle patches for sore and aching muscles.
• The chile pepper has been cultivated for centuries for both its culinary and medicinal uses.