There are 17 calories in a portion (around 80g) of raw red pepper and 14 when boiled. Calories for different types of peppers are shown below. Peppers have around 5% carbohydrates and 2% fibre and high in water content.
The tables below show:
- The number of calories in different size portions of peppers
- The amount of macro-nutrients in peppers
How Many Calories in Peppers?
The table below shows the number of calories of different portion sizes of peppers depending on variety.
| Calories | ||||
| 1g | 80g | 100g | 250g | |
| Pepper, capsicum, red, boiled in unsalted water | 0.2 | 14 | 17 | 43 |
| Pepper, capsicum, red, raw | 0.2 | 17 | 21 | 53 |
| Pepper, capsicum, yellow, boiled in unsalted water | 0.3 | 21 | 26 | 65 |
| Pepper, capsicum, yellow, raw | 0.2 | 18 | 23 | 58 |
| Peppers, capsicum, chilli, green, raw | 0.2 | 16 | 20 | 50 |
| Peppers, capsicum, chilli, red, raw | 0.3 | 21 | 26 | 65 |
| Peppers, capsicum, green, boiled in unsalted water | 0.2 | 14 | 18 | 45 |
| Peppers, capsicum, green, raw | 0.2 | 12 | 15 | 38 |
What is the Nutritional Content of Peppers?
The table below shows the macro-nutrients in 100g of peppers depending on variety.
| % | |||||
| Water | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fibre | |
| Pepper, capsicum, red, boiled in unsalted water | 93 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pepper, capsicum, red, raw | 93 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Pepper, capsicum, yellow, boiled in unsalted water | 92 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Pepper, capsicum, yellow, raw | 93 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Peppers, capsicum, chilli, green, raw | 86 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Peppers, capsicum, chilli, red, raw | 86 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Peppers, capsicum, green, boiled in unsalted water | 93 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Peppers, capsicum, green, raw | 93 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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