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Paprika

Latin Capsicum annuum · EN Paprika · sweet paprika · pimenton dulce · SK Paprika mletá

Edible parts

Spice as sold

Nutrition per 100 g

Food data (CoFID / USDA). % NRV is UK where a reference exists. Curiosity about the plant — not a diary score.

NutrientPer 100 g% NRV (UK)
Energy1180 kJ / 282 kcal14%
Protein14.1 g28%
Carbohydrate53.9 g21%
Fibre34.9 g
Natural sugars10.3 g
Fat12.9 g18%
Vitamin A2463 µg RE308%
Vitamin C0.9 mg1%
Vitamin E29.1 mg243%
Vitamin K80.3 µg107%
Folate49 µg25%
Vitamin B62.14 mg153%
Calcium229 mg29%
Iron21.1 mg151%
Magnesium178 mg47%
Potassium2280 mg114%
Zinc4.3 mg43%
Sodium68 mg

Per 100 g · CoFID / USDA · % NRV UK · not medical advice

Prep notes

Dried sweet pepper, ground. Vitamin A off the scale — that’s the red. Vitamin E too. Hungary and Spain both claim it. Not hot unless the label says so.

Season

Year-round grocery when this catalogue row is listed as common / pantry.

Caution

Grocery / shop food data only. Not a wild forage guide. Thrive shows composition curiosity — not medical advice.

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Paprika (Capsicum annuum; SK Paprika mletá) is listed in Thrive’s plant atlas under spice. Nutrition below is per 100 g with % NRV (UK) where a reference exists — food data for curiosity, not a diary score or medical claim. Edible part covered here: Spice as sold.

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