Red bell pepper vs Zucchini: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Red bell pepper has 31 kcal and Zucchini has 17 kcal, so Zucchini has 45% fewer calories.

Red bell pepper has more fiber (2.1 g vs 1 g). Red bell pepper has more carbohydrates (6.03 g vs 3.11 g). Relative to calories, Zucchini is the better protein source (7.12 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
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one pepper (250g)cup (136g)half cup (68g)
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* 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.
Zucchini
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one zucchini (560g)cup, sliced (180g)
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* 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 Zucchini 100g Compare


per 100gRed bell pepperZucchini
Calories31 17
Carbohydrates6.03 g3.11 g
Fat0.3 g0.32 g
Dietary fiber2.1 g1 g
Protein0.99 g1.21 g
Calcium7 mg16 mg
Iron0.43 mg0.37 mg
Magnessium12 mg18 mg
Phosphorus26 mg38 mg
Potassium211 mg261 mg
Sodium4 mg8 mg
Zink0.25 mg0.32 mg
Vitaminium A3131 IU200 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.054 mg0.045 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.085 mg0.094 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.979 mg0.451 mg
Vitaminium B60.291 mg0.163 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)46 µg24 µg
Vitaminium C127.7 mg17.9 mg
Vitaminium E1.58 mg0.12 mg
Vitaminium K4.9 µg4.3 µg
Beta karoten20 µg120 µg

More Calories in Pepper

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

Pepper has 31 kcal per 100g and zucchini 17 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 82%.

In pepper and in zucchini most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare pepper with zucchini in details.

Red bell pepper 100g

31kcal

Calories source

  • 78% CARBS.
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 9% FAT

Zucchini 100g

17kcal

Calories source

  • 62% CARBS
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 14% FAT

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.