Capsaicin: 7 Powerful Health Benefits of the Stuff that Makes Peppers HOT. By www.SixWise.com Capsaicin, the active ingredient in chili peppers, is so hot that it can make your mouth feel like it's on fire.
This phytochemical exists in peppers, most likely, to deter animals from eating them, and is also the active component of pepper sprays used for self-defense. Yet for humans, when capsaicin is consumed in a somewhat diluted form, such as in hot sauce, chili peppers or cayenne peppers, it offers a myriad of health benefits. Chili peppers come in hundreds of different varieties, each with a unique flavor, color, shape and heat factor. Generally speaking, the hotter the pepper, the more capsaicin it contains. About 80 percent of the capsaicin in a chili pepper is in its ribs and seeds, which is why much of the heat is removed when these items are taken out. Other popular varieties that vary in their "hotness" include cayenne, chipotle, jalapeno and ancho. Ready to add a little spice to your life? 1. 2. 3. 4. Capsaicin is a potent anti-inflammatory agent.
Soy sauce cancer warning. High levels of potentially cancer causing chemicals have been found in some soy sauce products.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a warning to consumers following the results of tests on 100 samples, of which 22 gave cause for concern. However, the FSA has stressed that the majority of samples contained none of these contaminants whatsoever, and that all those from major retail chains were completely safe. The survey, conducted last year, found that some samples contained a chemical called 3-MCPD at levels considerably higher than those deemed safe by the EU.
About two-thirds of these samples also contained a second chemical called 1,3-DCP which experts advise should not be present at any levels in food. Both chemicals have the potential to cause cancer. Specialist shops The affected products are imported from Thailand, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan and mostly sold in shops specialising in oriental foods. It is also alleged that some of the products are counterfeit. Asian communities. Tamago kake gohan. Background[edit] Tamago kake gohan is a dish in which a raw egg is put on top of or mixed with rice, or a recipe for such a dish.
Beaten eggs are sometimes used, as are non-beaten. Sometimes only the yolk of the egg is used. The dish is also known in Japan as "tamago bukkake gohan"(gohan means rice or food and bukkake means "splashed" or "dashed"), "tamago bukkake meshi" (meshi means rice or food), "tamago gohan", or simply "tamago kake". Tamago (egg) may be written 玉子, as an alternative to the single character 卵. Method of preparation[edit] A raw egg and Japanese rice is simply mixed in the rice bowl. There is no "correct" way to make this everyday dish. Here is one example: 1. Nutrition facts[edit] Eggs contain many nutrients and protein which are denatured when cooked; therefore it is thought that eating them raw maximizes the beneficial effects of these nutrients. References[edit] See also[edit]