7.7 %
Vitamin A contributes to the normal function of the immune system, to the maintenance of normal vision and to the maintenance of normal skin.
How many calories are in pepper?
3.2kcal
in a 1 g pinch
318 kcal per 100 g.
Source: UK CoFID 2021, record 13-847. Checked 5 October 2026.
0.17 gFat
0.12 gProtein
0.32 gCarbohydrate
7.7 %Daily vitamin A
What’s in a 1 g pinch
Carbohydrate is the biggest part of a pinch, 0.32 g of it.
- 0.17 gFat
- 0.12 gProtein
- 0.32 gCarbohydrate
- 0.08 gWater
- 0.3 gMinerals and the rest
Above average for herbs and spices
Pepper is 318 kcal per 100 g. The 35 herbs and spices in this database average 193.
Pepper318
Herbs and spices average193
Protein in a pinch
0.12 g of protein, 15 % of the calories.
Protein, per pinch0.12 g
Vitamins and minerals in pepper
Ten of the 17 reach the “high in” level, led by vitamin A.
Also high in
None recorded
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin C
- Folate
- Vitamin B12
Show all 17 with amounts
Vitamin A0.0614 mg, 7.7 %
Iron0.34 mg, 2.4 %
Manganese0.02 mg, 1.2 %
Potassium20.1 mg, 1 %
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.11 mg, 0.7 %
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.01 mg, 0.7 %
Copper0 mg, <1 %
Phosphorus2.9 mg, <1 %
Magnesium1.5 mg, <1 %
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0 mg, <1 %
Zinc0.02 mg, <1 %
Calcium1.5 mg, <1 %
Selenium0.00004 mg, <1 %
Vitamin Dnone recorded
Vitamin Cnone recorded
Folatenone recorded
Vitamin B12none recorded
Badges use the UK legal thresholds per 100 g: 15 % of the reference intake for “source of”, 30 % for “high in”.
What pepper doesn’t give you. And where to find it.
No recorded vitamin D, vitamin C or folate.
Vitamin D
0mgin pepper
Find it inBloater, grilled500 % per 100 g
Vitamin C
0mgin pepper
Find it inCherries, West Indian2150 % per 100 g
Folate
0mgin pepper
Find it inLiver, chicken, fried675 % per 100 g
100 mgVitamin C, 125 %
0.075 mgSelenium, 136 %
0.00125 mgVitamin D, 25 %
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Pepper against other herbs and spices
Per 100 g, pepper has the most vitamin A of the 6 here, ahead of dill (dried).
6.135mg
5.545mg
3.625mg
2.4mg
0.59mg
0.057mg
Pepper, cayenne, groundthis page
Dill, dried−0.59 mg
Parsley, dried−2.51 mg
Curry powder, mixed flavours−3.735 mg
Sage, dried, ground−5.545 mg
Garam masala−6.078 mg
All values per 100 g, from the same dataset. Differences are against pepper.
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Questions about pepper
What the numbers say to the questions people actually search.
How many calories are in a portion of pepper?
A typical portion (1 g, a pinch) gives 3 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 318 kcal.
Is pepper high in vitamin A?
Yes. Pepper, cayenne, ground has 6.13 mg vitamin A per 100 g, 767 % of the NRV, above the 30 % threshold for a “high in” claim.
Which vitamins and minerals does pepper have most of?
By share of the daily reference intake: vitamin A (6.13 mg, 767 %), iron (34.1 mg, 244 %) and manganese (2.3 mg, 115 %) per 100 g.
Is pepper a good source of protein?
Pepper, cayenne, ground has 12 g protein per 100 g, 15 % of the energy, which meets the UK threshold for “source of protein”.
How these numbers were made
Every figure comes from the UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 edition, record 13-847, Pepper, cayenne, ground, published by Public Health England under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Main data references: Vegetables, Herbs and Spices Supplement, 1991. Values are per 100 g of the edible part; a pinch is 1 g, a pinch, the usual UK portion for herbs and spices. Reference intakes follow Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 Annex XIII as retained in GB law; “source of”, “high in” and “low” follow Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, assessed per 100 g. Function lines are the authorised wording from the GB register of nutrition and health claims, credited to the nutrient. Energy is rounded to the whole kcal and kJ; other amounts to one decimal, or two below 1. A trace is shown as “trace” and never gets a figure or a badge; a nutrient never analysed is left off the page. We start from the dataset’s 2,887 records and keep 2,322: records weighed with bone, shell or skin, alcoholic drinks, infant foods, brand-named products, records with fewer than eight measured vitamins and minerals and near-identical variants are left out. Group context uses the 35 herbs and spices kept from the dataset; a rank counts only the foods with a measured figure for that nutrient. Food images are illustrations from Ingredient Atlas, released under CC0; they show the food, not the measured sample. Checked 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More herbs and spices
From the same group, with calories per 100 g, and the foods with the most vitamin A.
More herbs and spices
- Coriander leaves, dried279 kcal
- Dill, dried253 kcal
- Ginger, ground284 kcal
- Parsley, dried181 kcal
- Saffron310 kcal
- Tarragon, dried, ground295 kcal
- All 35 herbs and spices
Most vitamin A
- Dill, dried5.54 mg
- Parsley, dried3.63 mg
- Curry powder, mixed flavours2.4 mg
- Liver, calf, fried25.2 mg
- Liver, pig, stewed22.6 mg
- Liver, lamb, fried19.7 mg
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