What Vitamins Are in Yellow Peppers?

Green bell peppers are the most common color on produce shelves, but the yellow variety contains much more of certain vitamins. The peppers also contain fiber, protein and iron. Yellow bell peppers taste sweet and they pair well with a variety of other ingredients. They are available at most large supermarkets year-round, which makes it easy for you to add them to your diet.

Vitamin C

You only need between 75 and 90 milligrams of vitamin C each day, and one large yellow bell pepper, which is equal to about 1 cup of chopped peppers, supplies 341.3 milligrams. Vitamin C helps your body make and repair your tissues and keeps your bones and teeth healthy. The vitamin helps you heal from wounds as well. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that also helps protect your cells from damage caused by the environment and the aging process. Protecting your cells can reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer and arthritis, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.


Women need 14 milligrams of niacin each day and men need 16 milligrams, and one yellow pepper contains 1.65 milligrams. Niacin is a B vitamin that helps keep your skin healthy. You also need plenty of niacin so your nerves work normally and to keep your digestive system working the way it's supposed to. Getting enough niacin helps you turn the food you eat into useable energy as well.

Additional Vitamins

One yellow bell pepper contains 48 micrograms of folate, which is about 10 percent of what you should get each day. Folate is a B vitamin that helps your body make DNA, and it prevents birth defects as well. A yellow bell pepper contains small amounts of vitamin A for healthy eyes. One pepper also supplies trace amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and vitamin B6, three vitamins that help turn your food into energy.

Eating Yellow Bell Peppers

Eat yellow bell pepper strips with low-fat ranch dressing or add chopped peppers to a green salad. Stir chopped yellow bell peppers into vegetable soup, chili or casserole recipes. Saute yellow peppers with chopped onions and minced garlic for a tasty and nutritious side dish. Combine fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic and yellow bell peppers to make a homemade salsa that goes well with grilled meat or tacos. Fill a whole-wheat pita pocket with hummus and yellow bell pepper strips for a quick and easy lunch.