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Why is Kimchi good for health?   

 Kimchi;

  *contains calcium, iron, phosphorous, vitamin A,B,C and amino acids

  * has low calorie and low sugar level

  * reduces cholesterol

  * provides 80% of daily required amount of ascorbic acid, carotene, dietary fiber

  * catalyses the absorption of vitamin B12, pepsin production

  * prevents large intestine cancer, gastric cancer (garlic)

  * suppresses mutagen, carcinogen

  * produces lactic acids, antibiosis during fermentation helping metabolism and provides preservation of food by producing antibiotics such as organic acids, bacteroicin and hence depressing saprogeneous bacillus or viruses

  * neutralises acids obtaied from meat, other acidic food

  * clenses intestine by lactic acid bacteria

  * gives appetite raise caused by capsaicin in red pepper

  * improves immune system,intestinal microflora of our body

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