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Peppers are healthy because they contain a lot of vitamins and only a few calories. However, the differently colored peppers also have different nutritional values. Look for yourself.
Green peppers are the healthiestPeppers come in a wide variety of varieties. Within Germany e.g. usually eat the sweet peppers. You can eat them raw in a salad, steamed, grilled or even fried. And really as much as you want, because peppers are very healthy.
However, what many do not know: the delicious vegetables vary not only in their color, but also in their nutritional values and calories. For example, green peppers have fewer calories than red and yellow peppers. Nevertheless, one thing always applies: a cooked or steamed pepper has the same calorie content as a raw pepper.
It's in green, red and yellow peppers
➤ Green peppers:
The green bell pepper is the unripe fruit that tastes a bit bitter than its colorful relatives. The following nutritional values and calories are contained per 100 grams:
- 3 grams of carbohydrates
- 1 gram of protein
- 0.3 grams of fat
- 85 kJ / 20 kcal
➤ Yellow peppers:
After the green pepper, the yellow variant follows the maturity level. Since this was allowed to lie in the sun a little longer, the yellow peppers also have slightly different nutritional values per 100 grams:
- 5 grams of carbohydrates
- 1 gram of protein
- 0.5 grams of fat
- 126 kJ / 30 kcal
➤ Red peppers:
The ripe fruit of the vegetable is red because it was allowed to lie in the sun longest. Accordingly, it also has the highest calorie content per 100 grams:
