Pimiento

Pimiento

1 pod pimiento (canned) contains:

10 cal;
.3 gm protein (incomplete);
.2 gm fat;
2.2 gm carbohydrate;
2 mg calcium;
6 mg phosphorus;
.57 mg iron;
674 units A;
.007 mg B-1;
.02 mg B-2;
.15 mg niacin;
36 mg C.

A kind of mild but spicy red pepper, pimientos are generally available canned or in bottles, and unlike other peppers they are not edible raw. Pimientos are most often used as a condiment, for stuffing olives, or as an element on various other pickled foods. Low in calories and carbohydrates, pimientos provide a good amount of iron, for the preventing of iron deficiency anemia; of vitamin A, needed for the health of the skin, for growth, appetite, and digestion, for the health of the lining of the nose, mouth, throat, and lungs, and for the prevention of respiratory infection, night blindness, weak eyesight, acne, dry skin, dry hair, and dandruff; and of vitamin C, important in maintaining the strength of connective tissues, bones, teeth, and walls of blood vessels and in aiding against infections, colds, hay fever, asthma, eczema, hives, bleeding gums, and excessive sing.