THE HARMONY OF HEALTH, BEAUTY AND AROMATIC PUNGENCY

• Main Authors: M. I. Mamedov, O. N. Pishnaya, E. A. Dzhos, Y. P. Tucuser
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Federal Scientific Vegetable Center" 2018-03-01
• Series: Ovoŝi Rossii
• Subjects: chilli pepper; antioxidants; vitamins; varieties
• Online Access: https://www.vegetables.su/jour/article/view/483
• ISSN: 2072-9146; 2618-7132

Vegetables are considered essential for well-balanced diets since they supply vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and chemicals. Thechilli pepper fruits (Capsicum spp.), like many other vegetable crops, are a source of important biological components – the macro-, microelements and antioxidants. In this regard, the chilli pepper can be included in the category of dietetic foods.The most cultivated in Russia chilli pepper varieties belong to the Capsicum annuum L. At present, in the world and in Russia huge number of varieties are selected, with different color, shape and hot and pungent taste of the fruits with a high content of carotenoids, capsaicinoids and ascorbic acid. These varieties belong to the species C. chinense, C. frutescens, C. baccatum and C. pubescens. The fruits of these forms and products of their processing are suitable for industrial applications and are the basis of many sauces, pastes, ketchups, and ingredients, which is used in food, pharmaceutical, confectionery, alcoholic beverage, military and other industries. Chilli peppers, in addition to nutritional value, are ideal for ornamental horticulture, because of the compactness or vice versa weeping form of the stems, suspended like bells and differently colored like a rainbow, fruits, colorful combinations color of leaves and fruits. You can use them and direct planting in the ground, and as a potting culture in balconies, loggias, winter gardens, in combination with other plants.