Bell peppers
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Bell peppers are a group of vegetables.
Facts and Trivia on bell peppers
Did you know that a sweet red pepper is simply a mature green bell pepper?
- Bell peppers have a bell shape.
- Bell peppers come in a rainbow of colors and have varying levels of sweetness.
- (They come in green, red, yellow, purple, white and even brown.)
- In some countries, they package red, yellow and green peppers in packs of three and call them “traffic light peppers”.
- Red bell peppers are the sweetest of all the colors.
Bell pepper recipes
Keto friendliness of bell pepper
Bell peppers have a net carbs of about 3.5 which is considered keto friendly.
Bell pepper nutritional info
- By weight, a sweet red bell pepper contains three times as much vitamin C as a citrus fruit such as an orange. (One serving or ½ cup, about 5 strips, provides 100 percent of your daily requirement of vitamin C! Vitamin C is needed by the body to form collagen in bones, cartilage, muscle, and blood vessels, and aids in the absorption of iron.)
- Red bell peppers contain the antioxidant lycopene. (Lycopene is an antioxidant that may help reduce the risks of cancer and other diseases.)
- Did you know that peppers can get a suntan? (A suntanned pepper is a green pepper with red spots.)
BELL PEPPERS
Portion | 100 g |
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Fiber, total dietary | 1.2 g |
Calcium, Ca | 0 mg |
Iron, Fe | 0.42 mg |
Vitamin A, IU | 353 IU |
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 77.6 mg |
Protein | 1.18 g |
Total lipid (fat) | 0 g |
Carbohydrate, by difference | 4.71 g |
Energy | 18 kcal |
Sugars, total including NLEA | 2.35 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium, Na | 0 mg |
Fatty acids, total saturated | 0 g |
Nutritional information on Bell peppers
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