Veres, ZsuzsannaFári, Miklós Gábor2021-06-282021-06-282006-05-23Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, No. 22 (2006) , 80-842416-1640https://hdl.handle.net/2437/316699There is a lot of evidence that the pepper is one of the most important sources of vitamin C. Albert Szent-Györgyi was the first to extract ascorbic acid from a red bell pepper in the 1930s. Previously people had eaten vitamin C on the long voyage to protect against scurvy. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant, and it is a cell protector today. Vitamin C protects the cardiovascular system against infection. This vitamin decrease blood-pressure, a raises the HDL cholesterol level (good), and inhibits gout. „Antioxidant density” is a biological value indicator obtained in synthetic way. „Antioxidant density” indicates the antioxidant capacity of a particular food, e. g. fruits and vegetables, related to 1 Calorie. In our study, we measured the total antioxidant capacity, vitamin C content and „antioxidant density” of Hungarian paprika varieties.application/pdfsweet pepperantioxidant densityantioxidant capacityfolyóiratcikkOpen Accesshttps://doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/22/3197Acta Agraria Debreceniensis22Acta agrar. Debr.