Protein in food · Vegetables, fruit & tofu

How much protein is in red bell peppers?

One medium red bell pepper (119 g) has 1.2 g of protein (31 kcal); 100 g has 1 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

Calories26

Carbohydrate6g

Fiber2.1g

Sugars4.2g

Fat0.3g

Saturated0.1g

Sodium4 mg

3.8 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLow in protein

Only 1 g of protein per 100 g (3.8 g per 100 kcal, 15% of its calories).

25 g of protein from red bell peppers alone takes 2500 g (about 21 medium red bell peppers) and 650 kcal.

#30 of 32 in Vegetables, fruit & tofu for protein per 100 g, #22 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in red bell peppers per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	1 g	26	6 g	0.3 g
1 oz (28 g)	0.3 g	7	1.7 g	0.1 g
1 cup (149 g)	1.5 g	39	8.9 g	0.4 g
1 medium (119 g)	1.2 g	31	7.1 g	0.4 g
1 large (164 g)	1.6 g	43	9.8 g	0.5 g

One medium red bell pepper (119 g) is 1% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Most of its calories come from carbohydrate: about 92%.

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, all 4 have more protein.

red bell peppers compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Arugula	2.6 g	25	10.4 g
Cauliflower	1.9 g	25	7.6 g
Green cabbage	1.3 g	25	5.2 g
Eggplant	1 g	25	4.0 g
Red bell peppers	1 g	26	3.8 g

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Recipes with red bell peppers

9 recipes in the Feast Mode library use red bell peppers, macros computed the same way.

Across the 9 library recipes that use it, a serving has 51 g of red bell peppers on average, which brings 0.5 g of protein: 1% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Beef and Rice Stuffed Peppers, at 4% of the protein.

54G
PROTEIN

Thai Peanut Chicken Noodle Salad

45 min · 619 kcal

50G
PROTEIN

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

50 min · 553 kcal

46G
PROTEIN

Turkey Chili

75 min · 505 kcal

43G
PROTEIN

Beef and Rice Stuffed Peppers

75 min · 498 kcal

43G
PROTEIN

Cottage Cheese Sausage Egg Bake

75 min · 405 kcal

36G
PROTEIN

Lentil, Feta and Roasted Vegetable Salad

45 min · 504 kcal

34G
PROTEIN

Shakshuka with Feta

35 min · 493 kcal

33G
PROTEIN

Freezer Breakfast Burritos

55 min · 386 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in one medium red bell pepper?

One medium red bell pepper (119 g) has 1.2 g of protein and 31 kcal, with 7.1 g of carbohydrate and 0.4 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of red bell peppers?

100 g of red bell peppers has 1 g of protein, 26 kcal, 6 g of carbohydrate and 0.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 170108).

Are red bell peppers a good source of protein?

Low in protein: Only 1 g of protein per 100 g (3.8 g per 100 kcal, 15% of its calories). Getting 25 g of protein from red bell peppers alone takes 2500 g (about 21 medium red bell peppers) and 650 kcal.

Which has more protein, red bell peppers or arugula?

Arugula, with 2.6 g of protein per 100 g against 1 g for red bell peppers. Per 100 kcal: red bell peppers 3.8 g, arugula 10.4 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170108: “Peppers, sweet, red, raw”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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