Agriculture
- Spices
Spices marketSpices are a group of plant products used to impart flavor to foods. Unlike herbs, spices are generally derived not from the leafy and other green portions of the plant, but rather from the seeds, fruits, flower parts, bark, or rhizomes....
- Upping Your Nutrition Quota
If aesthetics aren?t a good enough reason to grow herbs, consider the fact that many herbs are good for you, too. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a teaspoon of dill seed contains 32 milligrams of calcium; a teaspoon of ground basil...
- Chili Peppers For Beginners
By Julian Livsey This guide is for anyone who has somehow hit on the idea that it would be fun to grow chile peppers. You haven't grown them before, perhaps you haven't really grown anything before. After a bit of research on the internet you...
- Green Chilli
Chili pepper (chilli pepper, chilli, chili, chile) is the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Botany considers the plant a berry bush. Though chilis may be...
- Chilli Species
Chilli SpeciesCapsicum terminology can be confusing. Pepper, chili, chile, chilli and capsicum are used interchangeably to describe the plants the pods the cooking of the genus Capsicum. I have chosen to use chilli throughout this site so I don't...
Agriculture
Chili Fun Facts
Chili is a health food!
The most common species of chili peppers are:?Capsicum Annuum
Includes common varieties such as bell peppers, paprika, jalapeños, and the chiltepin?Capsicum Frutescens
Includes cayenne and tabasco peppers?Capsicum Chinense
Includes the hottest peppers such as habaneros and Scotch bonnets?Capsicum Pubescens
Includes the South American rocoto peppers?Capsicum Baccatum
Includes the South American aji peppers
? A teaspoon of red chili powder meets the recommended daily allowance for Vitamin A. Vitamin A plays an important role in vision and bone growth.
? A green chili pod has as much Vitamin C as 6 oranges.
? Chili peppers may help prevent the growth of certain cancers.
? Chili peppers are good sources of Iron, Potassium and Dietary Fiber.
? Aids in many skin conditions including psoriasis, itching and bruising.
? Some cultures put chile powder in their shoes to keep their feet warm.
Chili Pepper Varieties
The most common species of chili peppers are:?Capsicum Annuum
Includes common varieties such as bell peppers, paprika, jalapeños, and the chiltepin?Capsicum Frutescens
Includes cayenne and tabasco peppers?Capsicum Chinense
Includes the hottest peppers such as habaneros and Scotch bonnets?Capsicum Pubescens
Includes the South American rocoto peppers?Capsicum Baccatum
Includes the South American aji peppers
- Spices
Spices marketSpices are a group of plant products used to impart flavor to foods. Unlike herbs, spices are generally derived not from the leafy and other green portions of the plant, but rather from the seeds, fruits, flower parts, bark, or rhizomes....
- Upping Your Nutrition Quota
If aesthetics aren?t a good enough reason to grow herbs, consider the fact that many herbs are good for you, too. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a teaspoon of dill seed contains 32 milligrams of calcium; a teaspoon of ground basil...
- Chili Peppers For Beginners
By Julian Livsey This guide is for anyone who has somehow hit on the idea that it would be fun to grow chile peppers. You haven't grown them before, perhaps you haven't really grown anything before. After a bit of research on the internet you...
- Green Chilli
Chili pepper (chilli pepper, chilli, chili, chile) is the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Botany considers the plant a berry bush. Though chilis may be...
- Chilli Species
Chilli SpeciesCapsicum terminology can be confusing. Pepper, chili, chile, chilli and capsicum are used interchangeably to describe the plants the pods the cooking of the genus Capsicum. I have chosen to use chilli throughout this site so I don't...