One cup of red pepper contains around 46 calories.
THE FULL NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF RED PEPPERS:
Peppers, sweet, red, raw
Refuse: 18% (Stem ends, seed and core)
NDB No: 11821 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)
|
Nutrient
|
Units
|
1.00 X 1 cup, chopped
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149g
| | Proximates
|
|
Water
|
g
|
137.39
|
|
Energy
|
kcal
|
46
|
|
Energy
|
kJ
|
192
|
|
Protein
|
g
|
1.48
|
|
Total lipid (fat)
|
g
|
0.45
|
|
Ash
|
g
|
0.70
|
|
Carbohydrate, by difference
|
g
|
8.98
|
|
Fiber, total dietary
|
g
|
3.1
|
|
Sugars, total
|
g
|
6.26
|
|
Sucrose
|
g
|
0.00
|
|
Glucose (dextrose)
|
g
|
2.89
|
|
Fructose
|
g
|
3.37
|
|
Lactose
|
g
|
0.00
|
|
Maltose
|
g
|
0.00
|
|
Galactose
|
g
|
0.00
|
|
Starch
|
g
|
0.00
|
| Minerals
|
|
Calcium, Ca
|
mg
|
10
|
|
Iron, Fe
|
mg
|
0.64
|
|
Magnesium, Mg
|
mg
|
18
|
|
Phosphorus, P
|
mg
|
39
|
|
Potassium, K
|
mg
|
314
|
|
Sodium, Na
|
mg
|
6
|
|
Zinc, Zn
|
mg
|
0.37
|
|
Copper, Cu
|
mg
|
0.025
|
|
Manganese, Mn
|
mg
|
0.167
|
|
Selenium, Se
|
mcg
|
0.1
|
| Vitamins
|
|
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
|
mg
|
190.3
|
|
Thiamin
|
mg
|
0.080
|
|
Riboflavin
|
mg
|
0.127
|
|
Niacin
|
mg
|
1.459
|
|
Pantothenic acid
|
mg
|
0.472
|
|
Vitamin B-6
|
mg
|
0.434
|
|
Folate, total (1)
|
mcg
|
69
|
|
Folic acid
|
mcg
|
0
|
|
Folate, food
|
mcg
|
69
|
|
Folate, DFE
|
mcg_DFE
|
69
|
|
Choline, total
|
mg
|
8.3
|
|
Betaine
|
mg
|
0.1
|
|
Vitamin B-12
|
mcg
|
0.00
|
|
Vitamin B-12, added
|
mcg
|
0.00
|
|
Vitamin A, RAE
|
mcg_RAE
|
234
|
|
Retinol
|
mcg
|
0
|
|
Carotene, beta
|
mcg
|
2420
|
|
Carotene, alpha
|
mcg
|
30
|
|
Cryptoxanthin, beta
|
mcg
|
730
|
|
Vitamin A, IU
|
IU
|
4665
|
|
Lycopene
|
mcg
|
0
|
|
Lutein + zeaxanthin
|
mcg
|
76
|
|
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
|
mg
|
2.35
|
|
Vitamin E, added
|
mg
|
0.00
|
|
Tocopherol, beta
|
mg
|
0.07
|
|
Tocopherol, gamma
|
mg
|
0.21
|
|
Tocopherol, delta
|
mg
|
0.01
|
|
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)
|
mcg
|
0.0
|
|
Vitamin D
|
IU
|
0
|
|
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
|
mcg
|
7.3
|
| Lipids
|
|
Fatty acids, total saturated
|
g
|
0.040
|
|
4:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
6:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
8:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
10:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
12:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
14:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
15:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
16:0
|
g
|
0.037
|
|
17:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
18:0
|
g
|
0.003
|
|
20:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
22:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
24:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
|
g
|
0.004
|
|
14:1
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
15:1
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
16:1 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.003
|
|
17:1
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
18:1 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.003
|
|
20:1
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
22:1 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
|
g
|
0.104
|
|
18:2 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.067
|
|
18:3 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.037
|
|
18:4
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
20:2 n-6 c,c
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
20:3 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
20:4 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
20:5 n-3 (EPA)
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
22:5 n-3 (DPA)
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
22:6 n-3 (DHA)
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
Cholesterol
|
mg
|
0
|
| Amino acids
|
|
Tryptophan
|
g
|
0.018
|
|
Threonine
|
g
|
0.060
|
|
Isoleucine
|
g
|
0.031
|
|
Leucine
|
g
|
0.054
|
|
Lysine
|
g
|
0.054
|
|
Methionine
|
g
|
0.009
|
|
Cystine
|
g
|
0.028
|
|
Phenylalanine
|
g
|
0.074
|
|
Tyrosine
|
g
|
0.013
|
|
Valine
|
g
|
0.046
|
|
Arginine
|
g
|
0.054
|
|
Histidine
|
g
|
0.025
|
|
Alanine
|
g
|
0.039
|
|
Aspartic acid
|
g
|
0.423
|
|
Glutamic acid
|
g
|
0.314
|
|
Glycine
|
g
|
0.042
|
|
Proline
|
g
|
0.036
|
|
Serine
|
g
|
0.074
|
| Other
|
|
Alcohol, ethyl
|
g
|
0.0
|
|
Caffeine
|
mg
|
0
|
|
Theobromine
|
mg
|
0
|
Footnotes:
1 Value based on the analysis of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22 (2009)
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