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ARREY, NM 87930
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“For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11”

Chile Facts

1. One fresh medium-sized green chile pod has as much Vitamin C as six oranges.
2. One teaspoon of dry red chile powder has the daily requirements of Vitamin A.
3. Hot chile peppers burn calories by triggering a thermodynamic burn in the body, which speeds up the metabolism
4. Teas and lozenges are made with chile peppers for the treatment of a sore throat.
5. The color extracted from very red chile pepper pods, oleoresin, is used in everything from lipstick to processed meat.

* Information adapted from The New Mexico Chile Institutes "Chile Pepper Facts".