Also known as capsaicin, it is also used to treat various skin conditions. Today, its miracle cure is so widely acknowledged that we can purchase it as a supplement or a topical cream that we apply to our skin It is the fabulously talented bell pepper that led me to adding the pepper family to the Top 20 Superfoods. In the main, I wanted to recognise it as a high source of vitamin C, as a big yellow bell pepper has 341mg of it - that's roughly the same as five whole oranges! One red bell pepper equates to three oranges and the green bell pepper, which is a little less sweet, still contains twice the vitamin C found in an orange.
A rich source of: vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium.
Peppers, capsicum, chilli, red, raw
| Energy (kcal) | 26 |
| Energy (kJ) | 109 |
| Water (g) | 86.4 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 4.2 |
| Glucose (g) | 1.9 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 2.3 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 1.8 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 6.9 |
| Protein % of calories | 27.7 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 4.2 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 16.2 |
| Carb % of calories | 64.6 |
| Fat (g) | 0.3 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 1.2 |
| Fat % of calories | 10.4 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 0 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 0.2 |
| Sodium (mg) | 591 |
| Potassium (mg) | 107 |
| Calcium (mg) | 321 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 22 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 206 |
| Iron (mg) | 1 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.1 |
| Zinc (mg) | 1.7 |
| Chloride (mg) | 883 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0.3 |
| Selenium (µg) | 5 |
| Iodine (µg) | 11 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0.4 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 1.5 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.2 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.9 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 3.1 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 4 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.1 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0.7 |
| Folate (µg) | 23 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0.4 |
| Biotin (µg) | 1.7 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | N |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 141 |
| Carotene (µg) | 94 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 157 |
Peppers, capsicum, chilli, green, raw
| Energy (kcal) | 20 |
| Energy (kJ) | 83 |
| Water (g) | 85.7 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 0.7 |
| Glucose (g) | 0.4 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 0.2 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0.1 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 2.9 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 14.5 |
| Protein % of calories | 58 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0.7 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 3.5 |
| Carb % of calories | 14 |
| Fat (g) | 0.6 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 3 |
| Fat % of calories | 27 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | N |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | N |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | N |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 92 |
| Potassium (mg) | 433 |
| Calcium (mg) | 20 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 33 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 232 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.2 |
| Copper (mg) | 0 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.5 |
| Chloride (mg) | 130 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0 |
| Selenium (µg) | 48 |
| Iodine (µg) | 421 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0.5 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Niacin (mg) | 4 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 4.3 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 8.3 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.3 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 2.4 |
| Folate (µg) | 6 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0.3 |
| Biotin (µg) | 1.7 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | N |
| AOAC fibre (g) | N |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 1 |
| Carotene (µg) | 0 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 1 |