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so i’ve done quite a few videos on different  spices but i have not done one on paprika so we’re  

going to talk about the health benefits of paprika  so paprika is made from dried red peppers the mild  

versions and it became very popular in hungary in  the late 19th century so when we’re talking about  

the health benefits of spices we’re talking  about the various phytonutrients in spices  

and they’re usually connected to color pigments  and so in paprika we have various colors ranging  

from yellow to orange to red so let’s start with  the yellow and orange pigment phytonutrients okay  

you have alpha carotene and beta-carotene these  are precursors to vitamin a but the benefits  

from paprika are not actually vitamin a  it’s in the actual precursors to vitamin a  

both alpha-carotene and beta-carotene then we  have another one called zeaxanthin and paprika is  

loaded with zeaxanthin and then we have lutein so  both zeaxanthin and lutein are great for the eye  

in preventing age-related macular degeneration as  well as cataracts then we have another one called  

beta cryptoxanthin and those are all the yellow  orange pigments and then we get into the red  

pigments which include capsaicin and capsulorubin  so collectively all these phytonutrient chemicals  

create some really cool effects in the eye in  protecting the eye against degenerative problems  

you have anti-inflammatory properties you have  anti-cancer risk they have potential anti-cancer  

properties now when i say potential i mean it’s  really impossible to isolate and do a study  

on these phytonutrients to help you with cancer  because there’s so many variables you have the  

diet you have the person’s history but there  is some exciting research on the potential of  

contributing to decreasing the risk of cancer so  it’s something that could help you they also show  

potential anti-diabetic effects the same thing  applies if you are not changing your diet and  

you’re just using phytonutrients and paprika  thinking that’s that’s going to help you with  

cancer it’s not going to help with cancer you  have to do the whole package and also there’s  

some interesting benefits in suppressing uv  induced skin damage with these phytonutrients  

so with all the data on the benefits of  using various spices to improve your health  

definitely include paprika as one of  your spices you use especially for vision  

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