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Sweet peppers nutrition facts

A typical portion of sweet peppers (1 cup, sliced; 92 g, red, raw) has 25 calories and less than 1g of protein (USDA FoodData Central). USDA lists 21 descriptions of it: per 100 g they range from 16 calories (red, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained, without salt) to 314 (red, freeze-dried).

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 cup, sliced (92g)

AmountPortion

Amount per serving

Calories25

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0g0%

Saturated Fat 0g0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg0%

Sodium 0mg0%

Total Carbohydrate 6g2%

Dietary Fiber 2g7%

Total Sugars 4g

Includes Added Sugars not declared

Protein <1g2%

Vitamin D 0mcg0%

Calcium 10mg0%

Iron 0.4mg2%

Potassium 190mg4%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.

USDA values per 100 g for Peppers, sweet, red, raw, scaled to the portion. Check the USDA record.

Protein per 100 g: 1g; more than 16% of 8,218 USDA reference foods
Calories per 100 g: 26; more than 6% of reference foods
Sodium per 100 g: 4mg; more than 10% of reference foods

1 cup, sliced weighs 92 g in USDA's record for Peppers, sweet, red, raw (FDC 170108).

Where the calories come from: 78% carbohydrate, 9% fat and 13% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Also rich in

Vitamin C117 mg in 1 cup, sliced (92 g), 131% of the Daily Value
Vitamin A144 µg RAE in 1 cup, sliced (92 g), 16% of the Daily Value
Vitamin B60.3 mg in 1 cup, sliced (92 g), 16% of the Daily Value
Folate42 µg DFE in 1 cup, sliced (92 g), 11% of the Daily Value

Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC 170108), every nutrient the record reports; FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.

Every form of sweet peppers USDA describes

Freeze-dried has the most calories per 100 g (314); the fewest: Red, frozen, chopped, boiled… (16)

Per 100 g, USDA FoodData Central. The violet bar is the form on the label at left.

All 21 USDA descriptions of sweet peppers, per 100 g
USDA description	Calories	Protein	Fat	Sodium
Peppers, sweet, red, raw (SR Legacy)	26	1 g	0.3 g	4 mg
Peppers, sweet, red, freeze-dried	314	17.9 g	3 g	193 mg
Peppers, sweet, red, frozen, chopped, unpreparedSame values: Peppers, sweet, green, frozen, chopped, unprepared	20	1.1 g	0.2 g	5 mg
Peppers, sweet, red, sauteed	133	1 g	12.8 g	21 mg
Peppers, sweet, yellow, raw	27	1 g	0.2 g	2 mg
Peppers, sweet, red, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained, without salt	16	1 g	0.2 g	4 mg
Peppers, sweet, red, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained, with saltSame values: Peppers, sweet, green, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	16	1 g	0.2 g	240 mg
Peppers, sweet, green, frozen, chopped, boiled, drained, without salt	18	1 g	0.2 g	4 mg
Peppers, sweet, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with saltSame values: Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	26	0.9 g	0.2 g	238 mg
Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without saltSame values: Peppers, sweet, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	28	0.9 g	0.2 g	2 mg
Peppers, sweet, red, raw (Survey)	31	0.9 g	0.1 g	0 mg
Peppers, sweet, green, raw (SR Legacy)	20	0.9 g	0.2 g	3 mg
Peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids and liquidsSame values: Peppers, sweet, green, canned, solids and liquids	18	0.8 g	0.3 g	1,369 mg
Peppers, sweet, green, sauteed	116	0.8 g	11.9 g	17 mg
Peppers, sweet, green, raw (Survey)	23	0.7 g	0.1 g	0 mg
Peppers, sweet, pickled	43	0.7 g	0.1 g	944 mg

Every nutrient in this record (113)

The portion is 1 cup, sliced (92 g); % DV is for that portion.

Energy, macronutrients and sugars (21)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Protein	0.91 g	0.99 g	2%
Total lipid (fat)	0.28 g	0.30 g	0%
Carbohydrate, by difference	5.55 g	6.03 g	2%
Ash	0.43 g	0.47 g
Energy	23.9 kcal	26.0 kcal
Starch	0 g	0 g
Sucrose	0 g	0 g
Glucose	1.78 g	1.94 g
Fructose	2.08 g	2.26 g
Lactose	0 g	0 g
Maltose	0 g	0 g
Alcohol, ethyl	0 g	0 g
Water	84.8 g	92.2 g
Total Sugars	3.86 g	4.20 g
Galactose	0 g	0 g
Fiber, total dietary	1.93 g	2.10 g	7%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	0%
Fatty acids, total trans	0 g	0 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	0.054 g	0.059 g	0%
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	0.0064 g	0.0070 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	0.14 g	0.16 g

Minerals (10)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Calcium, Ca	6.44 mg	7.00 mg	0%
Iron, Fe	0.40 mg	0.43 mg	2%
Magnesium, Mg	11.0 mg	12.0 mg	3%
Phosphorus, P	23.9 mg	26.0 mg	2%
Potassium, K	194 mg	211 mg	4%
Sodium, Na	3.68 mg	4.00 mg	0%
Zinc, Zn	0.23 mg	0.25 mg	2%
Copper, Cu	0.016 mg	0.017 mg	2%
Manganese, Mn	0.10 mg	0.11 mg	4%
Selenium, Se	0.092 µg	0.10 µg	0%

Vitamins (33)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Retinol	0 µg	0 µg
Vitamin A, RAE	144 µg	157 µg	16%
Carotene, beta	1,494 µg	1,624 µg
Carotene, alpha	18.4 µg	20.0 µg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	1.45 mg	1.58 mg	10%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0 µg	0 µg	0%
Cryptoxanthin, beta	451 µg	490 µg
Lycopene	0 µg	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin	46.9 µg	51.0 µg
Tocopherol, beta	0.046 mg	0.050 mg
Tocopherol, gamma	0.13 mg	0.14 mg
Tocopherol, delta	0.0092 mg	0.010 mg
Tocotrienol, alpha	0 mg	0 mg
Tocotrienol, beta	0 mg	0 mg
Tocotrienol, gamma	0 mg	0 mg
Tocotrienol, delta	0 mg	0 mg
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	117 mg	128 mg	131%
Thiamin	0.050 mg	0.054 mg	4%
Riboflavin	0.078 mg	0.085 mg	6%
Niacin	0.90 mg	0.98 mg	6%
Pantothenic acid	0.29 mg	0.32 mg
Vitamin B-6	0.27 mg	0.29 mg	16%
Folate, total	42.3 µg	46.0 µg
Vitamin B-12	0 µg	0 µg	0%
Choline, total	5.15 mg	5.60 mg	1%
Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone)	0 µg	0 µg
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	4.51 µg	4.90 µg	4%
Folic acid	0 µg	0 µg
Folate, food	42.3 µg	46.0 µg
Folate, DFE	42.3 µg	46.0 µg	11%
Betaine	0.092 mg	0.10 mg
Vitamin E, added	0 mg	0 mg
Vitamin B-12, added	0 µg	0 µg

Amino acids (18)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g
Tryptophan	0.011 g	0.012 g
Threonine	0.037 g	0.040 g
Isoleucine	0.019 g	0.021 g
Leucine	0.033 g	0.036 g
Lysine	0.033 g	0.036 g
Methionine	0.0055 g	0.0060 g
Cystine	0.017 g	0.019 g
Phenylalanine	0.046 g	0.050 g
Tyrosine	0.0083 g	0.0090 g
Valine	0.029 g	0.031 g
Arginine	0.033 g	0.036 g
Histidine	0.016 g	0.017 g
Alanine	0.024 g	0.026 g
Aspartic acid	0.26 g	0.28 g
Glutamic acid	0.19 g	0.21 g
Glycine	0.026 g	0.028 g
Proline	0.022 g	0.024 g
Serine	0.046 g	0.050 g

Fatty acids (29)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g
SFA 4:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 6:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 8:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 10:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 12:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 14:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 16:0	0.052 g	0.056 g
SFA 18:0	0.0037 g	0.0040 g
SFA 20:0	0 g	0 g
MUFA 18:1	0.0037 g	0.0040 g
PUFA 18:2	0.092 g	0.10 g
PUFA 18:3	0.052 g	0.056 g
PUFA 20:4	0 g	0 g
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0 g	0 g
SFA 22:0	0 g	0 g
MUFA 14:1	0 g	0 g
MUFA 16:1	0.0037 g	0.0040 g
PUFA 18:4	0 g	0 g
MUFA 20:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0 g	0 g
MUFA 22:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0 g	0 g
SFA 15:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 17:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 24:0	0 g	0 g
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c	0 g	0 g
MUFA 17:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 20:3	0 g	0 g
MUFA 15:1	0 g	0 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 170108: every value the record reports, per 100 g as USDA gives it and scaled to the portion; Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9.

Source: USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, Foundation Foods and Survey foods), April 30, 2026 release.

Questions

How many calories are in sweet peppers?

25 in 1 cup, sliced (92 g) of red, raw; 16 to 314 per 100 g across USDA's descriptions.

How much protein is in sweet peppers?

less than 1g in 1 cup, sliced; 1 g per 100 g.

How much sodium is in sweet peppers?

0mg in 1 cup, sliced; 4 mg per 100 g. Salt added in cooking changes it: USDA lists salted and unsalted forms separately where it measured both.

Sources for this page

USDA FoodData Central: the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation: what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies: the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food: the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov