Re: [CH] RE: Chipotle Powder

=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:30:24 -0400 

At 03:52 PM 7/22/99 EDT, Uncle Steve's HOT Stuff wrote:
>At 11:18 AM 7/21/99 -0500, Parkhurst, Scott Contractor wrote:
>
>>  What are the rest of you storing your powders in?
>
>
>Low heat drying preserves the vitamin C in Chiles but does not kill insect 
>eggs.

Actually this is not the case.  Exposure to heat and oxygen pretty much
destroys all vitamin C.  Dried chiles, especially if ground, are a very
poor source of vitamin C.

On the other hand, vitamin A which is much more stable is actually
concentrated to 5 to 10 times the amount present in fresh chiles.  The
solution?  Pop a multivitamin and eat whatever you want!



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