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Does Cayenne Pepper Help With Antioxidant Cooking?

Adding cayenne pepper before cooking meat moderately reduces lipid oxidation during digestion.

Weak Evidence

Evidence Summary

Adding cayenne pepper before cooking meat moderately reduces lipid oxidation during digestion.

Effective Dose

0.5–1% by weight added to food

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