Nutrition for Serrano Pepper
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Serrano Pepper Nutrition Summary
One serrano pepper (6.1 grams or 0.22 oz) contains 2 calories and 0.1 grams of protein. Serrano pepper consist of 90% water, 7% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and less than 1% of total fat.Serrano pepper is an excellent source of a few nutrients, including potassium. It also contains significant amounts of Vitamin C.
In one serrano pepper:
- Calories: 2
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Sugar: 0.2 g
- Dietary fiber: 0.2 g
- Sodium: 0.6 mg
See the Serrano Pepper Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Peppers, serrano, raw.
Calories in Serrano Pepper
Serrano pepper has 2 calories per serrano pepper or 33 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.80% of calories in serrano pepper are from carbohydrates and 20% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
The majority, or 80% of the calories in serrano pepper are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in serrano pepper are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (50% and 50%). An excellent high-fiber food, a single serrano pepper contains 1% of recommended daily values or 0.2 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 0.2 g
- Sugar: 0.2 g
Calories from Fat
Serrano Pepper does not contain a significant amount of calories from fat (less than 1%). Serrano pepper is very low in total fat, with <0.1 grams per serrano pepper. Most of the fat in serrano pepper are healthier unsaturated fats.
Serrano pepper is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Serrano pepper is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: < 0.1 g
- Saturated fat: < 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
Calories Similar to Serrano Pepper
Some other vegetables with similar calories to serrano pepper by weight:- Collard Greens: same
- Scallion: same
- Fennel: same
- Green Bean: same
Protein in Serrano Pepper
A single serrano pepper contains 0.1 grams of protein. Serrano pepper is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.- Protein: 0.11 g
Protein Similar to Serrano Pepper
Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to serrano pepper by weight:- Ginger Root: same
- Green Bean: same
- Scallion: same
- Beets: same
Vitamins and Minerals in Serrano Pepper
An good source of nutrients, serrano pepper contains abundant amounts of potassium. A single serrano pepper contains 18.6 milligrams of potassium.Vitamins in serrano pepper (1 pepper):
- Vitamin a: 2.9 ug
- Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
- Niacin: 0.1 mg
- Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 2.7 mg
- Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
- Folate: 1.4 ug
- Vitamin k: 0.7 ug
- Calcium: 0.7 mg
- Potassium: 18.6 mg
- Iron: 0.1 mg
- Magnesium: 1.3 mg
- Zinc: < 0.1 mg
- Selenium: < 0.1 ug
- Phosphorus: 2.4 mg
- Copper: < 0.1 mg
- Manganese: < 0.1 mg
- Choline: 0.5 mg
Similar to Serrano Pepper for Potassium
Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of potassium to serrano pepper:- Okra: -0.37 MG
- Cauliflower: -0.37 MG
- Tomato Sauce: -0.49 MG
- Chives: -0.55 MG
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Serrano Pepper [3]
Serrano pepper contains a number of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoids beta-carotene, alpha-carotene and lutein + zeaxanthin and flavonoids luteolin and quercetin. In one serrano pepper:
- beta-carotene: 33 ug
- alpha-carotene: 1 ug
- lutein + zeaxanthin: 33 ug
- luteolin: 0.25 mg
- Quercetin: 0.97 mg
Serrano Pepper Nutrition Chart
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