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can anyone tell me what is peprika means. shalmali replied. paprika is a type of red chilli used in the US for cooking which is not tikha but gives the red color and a little chilli powder spice to food Shilpa Suryavamshi replied. Hi Uma,
Paprika--a true capsicum originating in the New World--is today commonly found in powdered form, made by grinding dried, aromatic, sweet red peppers, usually the Tomato pepper.
Paprika is a fine powder ground from certain varieties of Capsicum annuum which vary in size and shape. They may be small and round or pointed and cone shaped depending in which region it is grown. They are larger and milder than chilli peppers. Paprika is produced from peppers ripened to redness. The powder can vary in colour from bright red to rusty brown.

Medicinal Properties
Fresh red peppers have more than seven times as much vitamin C as oranges, but the very high heat of modern drying destroys much of the vitamin C in paprika. It is however, an excellent source of betacarotene, that the body converts to vitamin A.
To see the pictures -I am sending you the link below
www.flensburg-online.de/diverses/paprika-pestizid-belastet.html
It is called Deghi mirch in hindi.