Green pepper calories come to 19 for one medium pepper (73 g) and 26 per 100 g, based on the USDA entry for green bell pepper boiled and drained with salt. Calories are barely worth tracking here. Sodium is: a medium pepper carries 174 mg, almost all of it from the salted cooking water.
19kcal
1 medium pepper · 73 g, boiled, drained, salted
12%protein
0.7 gProtein
4 gCarbs
0.1 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Boiled, drained, salted · per 73 g
Calories
19 kcal
Protein
0.7 g
Carbohydrate
4.5 g
Fat
0.1 g
Saturated fat
0 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
174 mg
Potassium
121 mg
Iron
0.3 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Verified nutrition data
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Green pepper: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 medium (73 g)
19
0.7 g
4.5 g
0.1 g
174 mg
1%
Half cup chopped (92 g)
24
0.8 g
5.6 g
0.2 g
219 mg
1%
100 g
26
0.9 g
6.1 g
0.2 g
238 mg
1%
3 × 1 medium (73 g)
57
2 g
521 mg
5 × 1 medium (73 g)
95
3.4 g
869 mg
Even five peppers stay under 100 calories
A medium green pepper weighs 73 g after cooking and carries 19 calories, about 1% of a 2000-calorie daily value. A half cup of chopped pepper (92 g) lands at 24 calories. At this scale, portions barely register on a food log.
Doubling up changes little. Two medium peppers (146 g) come to 38 calories, three (219 g) to 57, and five (365 g) to 95. Five peppers make a big plate of food, and the total still sits below what many single snacks deliver.
Protein stays small as the pile grows: 2 g for three peppers, 3.4 g for five. So with green pepper, the portion question is less about the vegetable and more about what you cook it with. Oil, cheese and ground meat in a stuffed pepper will outweigh the pepper itself many times over. Count those first, and treat the pepper as the cheap part of the dish.
Carbs supply 82% of the calories
Per 100 g, cooked green pepper has 6.1 g carbs, 0.9 g protein and 0.2 g fat. As a share of calories, that works out to 82% from carbs, 12% from protein and 6% from fat. Carbs dominate, but the total is so low that the split matters less than it looks.
Of those 6.1 g of carbs, 3.2 g are sugars and 1.2 g are fiber. A medium pepper gives 4.5 g carbs, 2.3 g sugars and 0.9 g fiber. Fiber takes a real bite out of the carb total, so the net carbs come in a bit lower than the label figure.
Fat is close to nothing, with 0 g saturated fat and 0 mg cholesterol per 100 g. If you track carbs closely, green pepper is easy to fit: a half cup chopped holds 5.6 g. Protein is the weak spot at 0.7 g per medium pepper, so it will not anchor a meal on its own. Think of it as a vegetable that adds bulk and crunch, not one that carries the nutrition of the plate.
Salted cooking water drives the sodium
This page uses the USDA entry for green pepper boiled, drained and salted, and that salt shows up. Per 100 g there are 238 mg of sodium, 10% of the 2300 mg daily value. A medium pepper carries 174 mg, or 8%, and a half cup chopped brings 219 mg.
Compare that with our plain pepper page at 4 mg per 100 g and red pepper at 0 mg. The vegetable itself brings almost no sodium; the salted water does. Stack peppers and it adds up fast: two medium peppers reach 347 mg, three reach 521 mg and five reach 869 mg.
If you watch sodium, cook peppers in unsalted water, or roast or sauté them and season at the table where you can see how much goes on. Potassium sits at 166 mg per 100 g against a daily value of 4700 mg, so it is a modest contributor, not a reason to choose the vegetable.
Green pepper adds volume, not calories
At 26 calories per 100 g, green pepper is a filler in the useful sense. It bulks up omelets, stir-fries, fajitas, chili and pasta sauces while adding only a few calories per serving. Its flavor is sharper and less sweet than red pepper, which suits savory dishes.
Because it brings so little protein and fat, pair it with foods that do: eggs, beans, chicken, lean ground beef or tofu. Stuffed peppers run on the same logic. The pepper is the container, and the filling sets the calorie count, so that is where portion control pays off.
When you log a mixed dish, count the oil, cheese and sauce separately; they usually outweigh the pepper by a wide margin. BodyPal can log green pepper from a photo, which helps when it is one ingredient among many. Bagged options such as Wellsley Farms Green Peppers work the same way once cooked.
How does green pepper compare?
Here is how cooked green pepper stacks up against red pepper and plain pepper, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories, green pepper and plain pepper tie at 26 per 100 g, while red pepper runs a little higher at 31 and 37 per medium pepper. If sodium matters more than a few calories, pick red pepper at 0 mg or plain pepper at 4 mg per 100 g, because this salted, boiled green pepper sits at 238 mg.
Most popular green pepper brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Wellsley Farms Green Peppers1 medium · 148 g17 kcal
Fresh peppers are labeled raw, so they read lower than the boiled numbers above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Green pepper FAQs
How many calories are in one green pepper?
About 19 calories for a medium pepper (73 g), boiled and drained. Per 100 g that is 26 calories.
Is green pepper good for weight loss?
A medium pepper adds 19 calories to a meal and half a cup chopped adds 24, with 0.9 g of fiber per pepper.
Green pepper or red pepper: which has fewer calories?
Both are 26 calories per 100 g cooked. The green one has 3.2 g of sugars per 100 g against 4.4 g in the red.
How many carbs are in a green pepper?
A medium pepper has 4.5 g of carbs, including 2.3 g of sugars and 0.9 g of fiber. Per 100 g it is 6.1 g of carbs.
How many calories are in 100 g of green bell pepper?
Cooked green bell pepper has 26 calories per 100 g. That amount also holds 6.1 g carbs, 0.9 g protein, 0.2 g fat and 1.2 g fiber, with 238 mg sodium from the salted cooking water.
What are the nutrition facts for one medium green pepper?
One medium green pepper (73 g) has 19 calories, 4.5 g carbs, 0.7 g protein, 0.1 g fat, 0.9 g fiber and 2.3 g sugars. Boiled with salt, it also carries 174 mg sodium, 8% of the daily value.
How many calories are in several green peppers?
Two medium green peppers come to 38 calories, three to 57 and five to 95. Sodium climbs faster than calories when they are boiled with salt: five peppers carry 869 mg.
What are the net carbs in green pepper?
Green pepper has 6.1 g total carbs per 100 g, of which 1.2 g is fiber, so net carbs are a little lower than the total. A medium pepper has 4.5 g carbs and 0.9 g fiber.
How many calories are in a half cup of chopped green pepper?
A half cup of chopped green pepper (92 g) has 24 calories. It also provides 5.6 g carbs, 0.8 g protein, 1.1 g fiber and 219 mg sodium when cooked in salted water.
