How many calories are in a bell pepper?
Bell pepper: 1 medium pepper (119 g) has 24 kcal and 1.1 g of protein. Per 100 g: 20 kcal.
Values for: green, raw
Values are for the raw food. Cooking changes the weight (water is lost or absorbed), so always compare in the same state.
1 medium pepper (119 g)
24kcal
100 g
20kcal
Nutrients per 100 g
- Protein
- 0.9 g
- Carbs
- 4.6 g
- Fat
- 0.2 g
- Fiber
- 1.7 g
- Sugars
- 2.4 g
Is it a source of protein? Yes: 18% of its calories come from protein, so it meets the EU labelling criterion for “source of protein” (at least 12%; “high protein” needs 20%; Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). That is a share, not an amount: 100 g has 0.9 g.
Green pepper. Red pepper has its own page: 26 kcal per 100 g.
Servings and amounts
| Amount | kcal | Prot. | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 medium pepper (119 g) | 24 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| 1 large pepper (164 g) | 33 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| 50 g | 10 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| 100 g | 20 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| 150 g | 30 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| 200 g | 40 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
Household servings are the weights given by the same source; the rest is scaled from 100 g. Weigh something else and the app does the maths.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a bell pepper?
Bell pepper: 1 medium pepper (119 g) has 24 kcal and 1.1 g of protein. Per 100 g: 20 kcal. Values for: green, raw.
How much protein is in a bell pepper?
1 medium pepper (119 g): 1.1 g of protein. Per 100 g, 0.9 g, with 4.6 g of carbs and 0.2 g of fat. Is it a source of protein? Yes: 18% of its calories come from protein, so it meets the EU labelling criterion for “source of protein” (at least 12%; “high protein” needs 20%; Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). That is a share, not an amount: 100 g has 0.9 g.
What are the macros of a bell pepper?
Per 100 g: 0.9 g of protein, 4.6 g of carbs (2.4 g of sugars), 0.2 g of fat and 1.7 g of fiber.
Are these values raw or cooked?
Values are for the raw food. They are for bell pepper: green, raw. Cooking changes the weight (water is lost or absorbed), so always compare in the same state.
Is a bell pepper fattening?
No single food makes you gain weight on its own: the day’s total does. 1 medium pepper (119 g): 24 kcal, 1% of the 2,000 kcal used as the reference on food labels.
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Source
USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy), entry 170427
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