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Ingredient dictionary

Bell pepper on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Bell pepper is a kind of capsicum annuum. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 46,249 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 26 kcal and 0.8 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does bell pepper contain an allergen?

Bell pepper is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is bell pepper vegan?

Yes. Bell pepper is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does bell pepper have on a label?

In English bell pepper can also read “sweet pepper”. On European labels it is “poivron” in French, “Gemüsepaprika” in German and “pimiento” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In Englishsweet pepper

French: poivron, poivrons
German: Gemüsepaprika
Spanish: pimiento, morrón
Italian: peperone, peperoni
Dutch: paprika (vrucht), puntpaprika
Portuguese: pimentão, pimento
Polish: papryka słodka
Danish: peberfrugt
Finnish: paprikaa, makea paprika
Hungarian: bell paprika
Romanian: ardei gras, ardei capia
Croatian: paprika

Which foods contain bell pepper?

Open Food Facts lists bell pepper or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 46,249 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Ready meals8,335
Dressings and sauces6,322
Vegetables2,044
Pizzas, pies and quiches1,321
Salty and fatty foods1,250
Savoury snacks1,127

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 18,687 · France 10,944 · Germany 6,861 · United Kingdom 2,844.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where bell pepper turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in bell pepper?

Bell pepper has about 26 kcal per 100 g, with 0.8 g protein, 4.6 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Sweet pepper, green, yellow or red, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

26kcal per 100 g

0.8g protein

4.6g carbohydrate

0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 2.7 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 1.5 g, salt 0.02 g, energy 111 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20041. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is bell pepper?

Bell pepper is a kind of capsicum annuum.

Kinds of bell pepperRed bell pepper Paprika or bell pepper Green bell pepper Yellow bell pepper

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

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