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Capsicum/Bell Pepper/Pepper59The antioxidant superpower, bell pepper is one ofmy all-time-favourites because it is sweet, crunchyand refreshingly delicious. You can use it in almostany meal raw, grilled, fried, roasted and it is alwaysa winner.Here are just SOME of the antioxidants bell peppercontains:• Flavonoids– luteolin– quercetin– hesperidin• Carotenoids– alpha-carotene– beta-carotene–cryptoxanthin– lutein– zeaxanthin• Hydroxycinnamic Acids– ferulic acid–cinnamic acidOf these, the cartenoids are the most interesting.Impressively beneficial to our health cartenoidsare highly researched and get a lot of attention inthe health field…and bell peppers contain over 30different members of the carotenoid nutrient family.The only other food that is close to this is tomato…and all other foods are also-rans.Bell peppers have shown up in research relating todecreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, type IIdiabetes, macular degeneration, cancer, inflammationand more.Nutrients per 1 CupVitamin C: 195.8% RDAVitamin A: 58% RDAVitamin B6: 14% RDAFolate: 11% RDADietary Fiber: 7% RDAVitamin E: 7% RDAMolybdenum: 6% RDAAlongside these lesser known or more complexnamedantioxidants, bell pepper is one of, if not thebest food source of the more common antioxidants:vitamin C, vitamin A and vitamin E.In fact, bell peppers contain twice as much vitaminC as oranges.Research on Bell Pepper:Pepper and Dementia: Devore EE, Grodstein F, vanRooij FJA et al. Dietary antioxidants and long-termrisk of dementia. Arch Neurol. 2010 July; 67(7): 819-825. 2010.Peppers and Antioxidants: O’Sullivan L, Jiwan MA,Daly T, O’Brien NM et al. Bioaccessibility, uptake,and transport of carotenoids from peppers (Capsicumspp.) using the coupled in vitro digestion andhuman intestinal Caco-2 cell model. J Agric FoodChem. 2010 May 12;58(9):5374-9. 2010.Pepper and Cancer: Ambrosini GL, de Klerk NH,Fritschi L et al. Fruit, vegetable, vitamin A intakes,and prostate cancer risk. Prostate Cancer ProstaticDis. 2008;11(1):61-6. 2008.