Can dogs eat Red bell pepper (raw)?
Red bell pepper (raw)（パプリカ（赤））
Safe to feed
A deeply colored vegetable with vitamin E and red carotenoids.
28 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A bell pepper ripened to red. Vitamin E is 4.3mg per 100g, especially high for a vegetable, and vitamin A is 88µg.
Vitamin E helps protect cells from oxidation. The red color comes from carotenoid pigments that increase as the fruit ripens, and some carotenoids play antioxidant roles.
How to serve
Remove the stem and seeds, and use the flesh.
When you have these care goals
Immune and antioxidant care — Known as a vegetable containing vitamin C and beta-carotene. One of the candidates when thinking about protecting the body from oxidation.
Nutrition
Red bell pepper (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 28 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 7.2 g |
| Calcium | 7 mg |
| Phosphorus | 22 mg |
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| Fiber | 1.6 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 91.1 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
| Potassium | 210 mg |
| Magnesium | 10 mg |
| Iron | 0.4 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
| Copper | 0.03 mg |
| Iodine | − |
| Selenium | − |
| Manganese | 0.13 mg |
| Vitamin A | 88 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 4.3 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.06 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 170 mg |
| EPA | 0 mg |
| DHA | 0 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 37 mg |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
In food-energetics terms
In food therapy, this is classified as 'warming.' It is said to gently warm the body and is often chosen when the body tends to feel cold.
(Food energetics is a long-standing idea of supporting the body through everyday meals. Treat it as one extra hint alongside the nutrition numbers.)
How much for your dog?
Get daily estimates from weight and activity level.