Red bell pepper vs Cucumber: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Red bell pepper has 31 kcal and Cucumber has 15 kcal, so Cucumber has 52% fewer calories.

Red bell pepper has more fiber (2.1 g vs 0.5 g). Red bell pepper has more carbohydrates (6.03 g vs 3.63 g). Relative to calories, Cucumber is the better protein source (4.33 g vs 3.19 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Red bell pepper - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Red bell pepper - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Pepper
Serving size:
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one pepper (250g)cup (136g)half cup (68g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Cucumber
Serving size:
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one cucumber (180g)slice (2g)cup (150g)half cup (75g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Pepper vs Cucumber 100g Compare

per 100g Red bell pepper Cucumber
Calories 31 15
Carbohydrates 6.03 g 3.63 g
Fat 0.3 g 0.11 g
Dietary fiber 2.1 g 0.5 g
Protein 0.99 g 0.65 g
Calcium 7 mg 16 mg
Iron 0.43 mg 0.28 mg
Magnessium 12 mg 13 mg
Potassium 211 mg 147 mg
Sodium 4 mg 2 mg
Zink 0.25 mg 0.2 mg
Vitaminium A 3131 IU 105 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.054 mg 0.027 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.085 mg 0.033 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.979 mg 0.098 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.291 mg 0.04 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 46 µg 7 µg
Vitaminium C 127.7 mg 2.8 mg
Vitaminium E 1.58 mg 0.03 mg
Vitaminium K 4.9 µg 16.4 µg
Beta karoten 20 µg 45 µg

More Calories in Pepper

At first glance, you can see that in pepper is much more calories than in cucumber.

Pepper has 31 kcal per 100g and cucumber 15 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 107%.

In pepper and in cucumber most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare pepper with cucumber in details.

Red bell pepper 100g

31kcal

Calories source

  • 78% CARBS.
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 9% FAT
Red bell pepper calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | half cup

Cucumber 100g

15kcal

Calories source

  • 80% CARBS
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT
Cucumber calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | slice | cup | half cup

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.