Source:
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. "Peppers, sweet, green, raw." Accessed October 22, 2010. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search//.
Basic Nutrition: How Many Servings For a Day's Worth of Vitamin C?
By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com Guide
Updated March 03, 2013
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One medium-sized green pepper has 95 mg vitamin C, which is enough for one day's worth of vitamin C. A green pepper also has only 24 calories and 209 mg potassium.
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