Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umbala wabo, upelepele ucebile ku-vitamin C. Upelepele obomvu, obuye usebenzise iresiphi yethu ye-pepper egxiliwe, empeleni ucebile ikakhulukazi kule vithamini ebalulekile.
Okuqukethwe kwe-Vitamin C kapelepele ngama-milligram nge-100g ngayinye:
- Upelepele omusha obomvu: 140mg nge-100g
- Upelepele omusha ophuzi: 120-135mg nge-100g
- Upelepele omusha oluhlaza: 115mg nge-100g
Imibala eyahlukene kapelepele omnandi ayisho izinhlobo ezahlukene, kodwa kunalokho isimo sokuvuthwa lapho upelepele wawuvunwa khona. Uma ungavuthiwe, upelepele uba luhlaza, bese umbala wawo ushintsha usuka kophuzi ube bomvu. Ngakho-ke, inani eliqondile levithamini C likapelepele, lincike ezingeni lokuvuthwa.
Ngokwesayensi yezitshalo, upelepele awuwona ama-pod kodwa amajikijolo. Manje sezitholakala ngezinhlobonhlobo ezahlukene, ngesikwele, ifomu elibuthuntu, noma njengopelepele ocijile. Ehlobo, upelepele omnandi uyatholakala futhi ekukhiqizweni kweJalimane. Inani elikhulu lezinto ezithengwayo ezivela eNetherlands naseSpain. Kukhona nopelepele ocijile oqhamuka eGreece, eTurkey naseMorocco.