Calories in raw red bell pepper.
26 kcal per 100 g.
Peppers, sweet, red, raw · SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA FDC 170108
Nutrition for your portion
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 26 kcal | 26 kcal |
| Protein | 0.99 g | 0.99 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6.03 g | 6.03 g |
| Fat | 0.3 g | 0.3 g |
| Fibre | 2.1 g | 2.1 g |
| Sugars | 4.2 g | 4.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.06 g | 0.06 g |
| Sodium | 4 mg | 4 mg |
| Salt (calculated from sodium) | 0.01 g | 0.01 g |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 157 ug | 157 ug |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 1.58 mg | 1.58 mg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 4.9 ug | 4.9 ug |
| Vitamin C | 128 mg | 128 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.05 mg | 0.05 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.09 mg | 0.09 mg |
| Niacin | 0.98 mg | 0.98 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.29 mg | 0.29 mg |
| Folate, total | 46 ug | 46 ug |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Potassium | 211 mg | 211 mg |
| Calcium | 7 mg | 7 mg |
| Phosphorus | 26 mg | 26 mg |
| Magnesium | 12 mg | 12 mg |
| Iron | 0.43 mg | 0.43 mg |
| Zinc | 0.25 mg | 0.25 mg |
| Selenium | 0.1 ug | 0.1 ug |
| Iodine | Unknown | Unknown |
| Copper | 0.02 mg | 0.02 mg |
Energy comes from USDA nutrient 1008. Salt is calculated as sodium × 2.5, with unit conversion to grams. It is not a separately measured salt value.
Preparation
Raw red bell pepper is 26 kcal per 100 g. Roasting concentrates it slightly as water leaves and makes it taste far sweeter without adding sugar; jarred roasted peppers depend on whether they are packed in brine or oil, and the oil is not this row. Red peppers are green peppers left to ripen, which is why they are sweeter and carry more vitamin C.
Logging this food
USDA's sizes: large 164 g and 43 kcal, medium 119 g and 31, small 74 g and 19. A cup chopped is 149 g and 39; a ring is 10 g and 3. A whole large pepper for 43 kcal is the number worth carrying — it means peppers are one of the few things that can be added to a plate without any arithmetic at all.
Swaps and alternatives
Cucumber is 15 kcal per 100 g, tomatoes 18, mushrooms 22 — marginally lighter and all in the same territory. Against a snack rather than a vegetable, a whole pepper cut into strips is 43 kcal against a small bag of crisps at several times that, and it is the substitution these pages are actually for.