CHILI CHIC SLIMMING WITH SIZZLE

Vitamin C is unstable, breaking down through heat, exposure to air or water or dehydration. [...]fresh green chilies are an excellent source of vitamin C. Vitamin A, on the other hand, is stable under such circumstances. [...]as the carotene - the chemical that produces the orange and red colors of...

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Published inSt. Louis post-dispatch
Main Author DeWitt, Dave
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis, Mo Pulitzer, Inc 06.03.1989
Subjects
Cooking
Diet
Vegetables
Vitamin C
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Summary:Vitamin C is unstable, breaking down through heat, exposure to air or water or dehydration. [...]fresh green chilies are an excellent source of vitamin C. Vitamin A, on the other hand, is stable under such circumstances. [...]as the carotene - the chemical that produces the orange and red colors of ripe peppers - increases, the vitamin A content soars from 770 units per 100 grams in green pods to a whopping 77,000 in freshly processed dried red pods.