Peppers (hot chili, red, raw)

Courtesy of Rick Hall, About.com Nutrition Guide nutrition.about.com

Nutrient	Units	1 pepper  ------- 45.000 g
Proximates
Water	g	39.483
Energy	kcal	18.000
Energy	kj	75.150
Protein	g	0.900
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.090
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	4.257
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.675
Ash	g	0.270
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	8.100
Iron, Fe	mg	0.540
Magnesium, Mg	mg	11.250
Phosphorus, P	mg	20.700
Potassium, K	mg	153.000
Sodium, Na	mg	3.150
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.135
Copper, Cu	mg	0.078
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.107
Selenium, Se	mcg	0.225
Vitamins
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid	mg	109.125
Thiamin	mg	0.041
Riboflavin	mg	0.041
Niacin	mg	0.427
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.027
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.125
Folate	mcg	10.530
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.000
Vitamin A, IU	IU	4837.500
Vitamin A, RE	mcg_RE	483.750
Vitamin E	mg_ATE	0.310
Lipids
Fatty acids, saturated	g	0.009
4:0	g	0.000
6:0	g	0.000
8:0	g	0.000
10:0	g	0.000
12:0	g	0.000
14:0	g	0.000
16:0	g	0.007
18:0	g	0.001
Fatty acids, monounsaturated	g	0.005
16:1	g	0.000
18:1	g	0.005
20:1	g	0.000
22:1	g	0.000
Fatty acids, polyunsaturated	g	0.049
18:2	g	0.047
18:3	g	0.002
18:4	g	0.000
20:4	g	0.000
20:5	g	0.000
22:5	g	0.000
22:6	g	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	0.000
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.012
Threonine	g	0.033
Isoleucine	g	0.029
Leucine	g	0.047
Lysine	g	0.040
Methionine	g	0.011
Cystine	g	0.017
Phenylalanine	g	0.028
Tyrosine	g	0.019
Valine	g	0.038
Arginine	g	0.043
Histidine	g	0.018
Alanine	g	0.037
Aspartic acid	g	0.129
Glutamic acid	g	0.119
Glycine	g	0.033
Proline	g	0.039
Serine	g	0.036

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12 (March 1998)

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