BLACK PEPPER-Nutrition facts

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Incredibly popular black pepper often referred as"king of spice" is a well known spice since ancient times.the pepper corn plant is native to tropical ever green rain forest of south indian states ,kerala from whenever it spread to rest of the world.the pepper fruit also known as the peppercorn is actually a berry obtained from pepper plant.

BLACK PEPPER

Botanically,peppercorn belongs to family of piperaceae of the genous of piper and known scientfically as "pipernigum".it is perennial vine and climber that require supporting tree or pole to grow in height

Health benifit of black pepper

● peppercone contain an impressive list of plant derived chemical compounds that  are known to havedisease preventing and health promoting properties.peppers have been in use since centuries for is antiinflamatory,carminative and anti-flatuent properties.

● peppercorns are composed of health benifiting essential oil such as piperine,an amine alkaloid which give strong spicy pungent charecter to the pepper it also contain numerous monoterpenes hydrocarbons such as sabinene,pinene,terpenene,etc..

● Blak pepper contain a good amount of minerals like potassium,calcium,zinc,manganese,iron

Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling blood pressure.

● peppercones are good source of vitamin-c and vitamin-A

Medicinal Use

Pepper have been used thraputically in dentistry as an antiseptic for toothdecay And gumswelling

peppercones are also being used as treditional medicines in treating flatulence and indigestion hwoever there Is little or no data to support these claims in mordern medicine.

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