Deep South Crushed Red Pepper 13 oz

Orange-Red in color, our Crushed Red Pepper delivers a biting hot aroma and a warm, peppery taste to your favorite foods. Great on pizza!

Crushed red pepper or red pepper flakes is a condiment or spice consisting of dried and crushed (as opposed to ground) red chili peppers.

What is crushed red pepper good for?

Crushed red pepper also has antioxidants that is thought to help fight off heart disease and cancer. In addition, crushed red pepper include vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin B6, fiber and capsaicin, the source of the heat in pepper chilis.

Does crushed red pepper raise blood pressure?

It has been proven that consuming spicy foods from peppers that contain capsaicin can help lower blood pressure. Statistics show people who consume spicy food on a daily basis have a 14 percent lower risk of death, diabetes and cancer than people who consume it less than once a week.

Can I use crushed red pepper instead of chili flakes?

Chili flakes and red pepper flakes can be interchangeable, but it is important to know that red pepper flakes will bring more heat to a dish than chili flakes will.