Black pepper has several science backed health benefits too when used in proper proportions in daily diet. It has piperine, a potent anti-oxidant that prevents free radical damage to body cells.

It’s also known to have valuable anti-inflammatory effects and helps improve blood sugar metabolism while lowering your cholesterol levels.

Apart from these, it’s a good pain reliever, gut health promoter and is also known to improve the absorption of essential nutrients when added in food.