Spice Up Your Health: Unveiling the Immune-Boosting Magic of Vitamin C-Rich Hot Sauce

 
On the left is the vitamin-C-rich chilli peppers. On the right is a man holding the nutrient-dense hot sauce made from these chillies.
 
 

HOT SAUCE UNPACKED

Chilli peppers, technically classified as a fruit and the primary ingredient in hot sauce, are a powerhouse of dense nutritional content.

One particularly impressive feature of chilli peppers lies in their abundance of vitamin C, surpassing the traditionally recommended orange in this essential nutrient. Vitamin C plays multiple crucial roles in the body, including regulating skin health, aiding collagen production, and supporting a robust immune system.

However, a significant challenge with vitamin C is its sensitivity to heat. When exposed to high temperatures during cooking or processing, its potency diminishes considerably. Add to this the modern-day problem of a lack of fruits and vegetables in the diet and you have a recipe for an unknown vitamin C problem across society.

Rather than simply urging people to eat more fruits and vegetables – well-known but often disregarded advice – a more fruitful 🤪 approach would be to educate them on innovative ways to incorporate the foods they already know and enjoy into their diet.

One effective method to achieve this, particularly concerning Vitamin C, is through hot sauce. However, the crucial aspect lies in making it the right way, using the right ingredients. Read on to find out how to do this.

 

HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR HOT SAUCE

As we have just covered vitamin C has some crucial benefits for our body and hot sauce can be a great source of this provided we prepare it correctly. Here is the recipe I personally use at home, which I also share with my clients.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Trim the top and bottom of the peppers, and place them in a blender.

  2. Add the ACV and the sun-dried sea salt to the blender.

  3. Blend the mixture on the highest setting until it reaches a silky smooth consistency.

  4. Using a funnel, pour the blended mixture back into the ACV bottle. Store the bottle in a dark place for at least one week to allow the flavours to develop. After that, your homemade hot sauce is ready to be enjoyed!

Optional Extras

  1. Add more or fewer chillis to adjust flavour and spice.

  2. Add a dried chipotle pepper for a lovely smokey flavour.

  3. Sweet tropical fruits such as mango can be added if you prefer a fruity hot sauce

  4. Add a clove of garlic if you like a garlic kick.

 
 
Making nutrient dense, vitamin c rich hot sauce with raw apple cider vinegar and fresh chillies.
 
 

WRAPPING IT UP

With the points mentioned above, it's an obvious choice to give the hot sauce recipe a try. Not only is it packed with vitamin C and tastes delicious, but most importantly, it's easy to digest, which can't be said for the majority of hot sauces on the market.

Having said that, every option may have potential downsides, and for hot sauce, one such downside is for those who have a sensitivity to foods in the Nightshades family, of which chilli is a member.

If this doesn't apply to you, then go ahead and dive in headfirst to give this hot sauce a try. You won't regret it.

 
 
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