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The black bean's fiber, potassium, folate, vitamin B6, and phytonutrient content, coupled with its lack of cholesterol, all support heart health. The fiber in black beans helps lower the total amount of cholesterol in the blood and decrease the risk of heart disease.

Black Beans

Besides capsaicin, chilies contain antioxidants, including vitamin C and carotenoids, which might also help improve insulin regulation. A little chili pepper can really perk up an omelet, add heat to a black bean/sweet potato soup, or transform an ordinary salad dressing. So, spice up your meals with chili peppers.

Chili Powder

Our food ranking system qualified potatoes as a very good source of vitamin B6 and a good source of potassium, copper, vitamin C, manganese, phosphorus, niacin, dietary fiber, and pantothenic acid. Potatoes also contain a variety of phytonutrients that have antioxidant activity.

Fingerling Potatoes

Known for its unique aroma and its strong, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens with its cooking, garlic is one of the most popular ingredients in all cuisines. Some studies have shown that it has antibacterial and potential anticancer properties. Other investigations state that it may also help regulate blood pressure and make blood thinner, thus protecting the heart. So go ahead and spice up your life with garlic!

Garlic

Every time you drink a glass of lime juice, you not only quench your thirst, you also give your body a lot of health benefits. One of them is for your skin care, constipation, blood pressure control , respiratory problem... just to name a few. 

Lime Juice

Oranges are a wonderful source of vitamin C, providing more than 100% of the daily value in just one unit. Vitamin C is a water-soluble antioxidant which protects the body against the effects of free radicals and therefore might help in the prevention of some types of cancer. This vitamin is also superb for maintaining the function of the immune system. Oranges also provides dietary fiber, potassium, and carotenoids such as beta-carotene and lutein which might be cardio-protective. 

Orange Juice

This pseudocereal, native to South America is a great gluten-free alternative to starchy grains. The UN named 2013 the International Quinoa Year in recognition of the crop´s high nutritional content. Quinoa is a powerful source of energy and vegetarian protein, with twice the proteins of rice and barley. Another important fact (attention vegetarians!) is that it contains the nine essential amino acids, including lysine and isoleucine (absent in other crops).So it is a complete, high-quality protein! In addition, it is also a very good source of dietary fiber (covers 21% of fiber recommendation per cooked cup), folate, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamins B and iron. It has anti-inflammatory properties and a low glycemic index. Extra fact:  it is one of the experimental crops in NASA´s controlled ecological life-support system (CELSS) for long duration human-occupied space flights.

Quinoa

These include a very low level of saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium. It is also a rich source of dietary fiber, “good” cholesterol, and protein. Furthermore, tapioca contains members of the vitamin B-complex, including pantothenic acid, folate, and B6, as well as iron, manganese, calcium, copper, and selenium.

Vegan Spicy Black Bean Quinoa Burger

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