Bell Pepper converter: whole bell peppers, cups, grams

A recipe says “1 cup chopped bell pepper” but you bought them whole and they vary in size; a medium one is about 119 g, and it is called capsicum in Australia. The bell pepper shares the Capsicum genus with chillies, whose heat comes from a compound called capsaicin, but a recessive mutation in bell peppers disables it, so they stay sweet with no heat. This converter moves between whole peppers, chopped cups, grams, and ounces.

A small pepper is well under half the weight of a large one, so “three peppers” in a stir-fry can swing the yield. Set the size below to keep fajitas and roasted-pepper sauce on target.

How much does a bell pepper weigh?

A medium, or average, bell pepper weighs about 119 g, with a small one around 74 g and a large one around 164 g.

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Bell Pepper converter tool

Enter an amount, pick your units, and set the size for counting whole bell peppers.

Size applies to whole bell peppers (small / medium / large).

Result

0.77 cups

Bell Pepper Calculators & Kitchen Tools

Working with bell pepper? These tools handle the jobs a converter cannot.

Common Bell Pepper conversions

Quick reference for bell pepper at medium size. Switch the size in the converter above for small or large.

bell peppersCups (chopped)
1 bell pepper0.77 cups
2 bell peppers1.54 cups
3 bell peppers2.3 cups
4 bell peppers3.07 cups
5 bell peppers3.84 cups
6 bell peppers4.61 cups

Bell Pepper conversion chart

The chart below shows how whole bell peppers (medium size) convert to cups, grams and ounces.

bell pepperscupscups (US)gozlbkg
1 bell pepper0.77 cups0.8 cups (US)119 g4.2 oz0.26 lb0.12 kg
2 bell peppers1.54 cups1.6 cups (US)238 g8.4 oz0.52 lb0.24 kg
3 bell peppers2.3 cups2.4 cups (US)357 g12.59 oz0.79 lb0.36 kg
4 bell peppers3.07 cups3.19 cups (US)476 g16.79 oz1.05 lb0.48 kg
5 bell peppers3.84 cups3.99 cups (US)595 g20.99 oz1.31 lb0.6 kg

Bell Pepper varieties and best uses

The conversions above are the same whatever variety you use; the difference is what each is good for. Here is how the common bell pepper varieties compare.

VarietyBest for
GreenCooking and stuffing: picked unripe, grassy and slightly bitter, less sweet but firm and crunchy; the cheapest and holds its shape.
YellowSalads and roasting: ripened further, mild and mellow with moderate sweetness and a softer bite.
OrangeSalads, roasting, and fajitas: nearly ripe, sweet and mild, between yellow and red in flavour.
RedRaw, roasting, and sauces: fully ripe, sweetest and fruitiest with the softest flesh and the most vitamin C.

Which should I pick?

For raw eating and roasting, a Red bell pepper is the pick: ripest, sweetest, and softest. No red? Yellow or Orange give the same sweet, mild flavour with a slightly firmer bite, good in salads and fajitas. A Green pepper is the cheapest and firmest, less sweet and a little grassy, best when you want it to hold its shape in stir-fries and stuffing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the size of a medium bell pepper?
A medium bell pepper weighs about 119 g, which works out to roughly 0.77 cups (0.8 US cups) of chopped flesh. Bell peppers come in a range of sizes depending on the season, variety and where they were grown, so weight and cup figures shift accordingly. Use the size selector above to match what you actually have, then read the exact conversion for any amount.
How much does an average bell pepper weigh?
An average bell pepper is the same as a medium one: about 119 g. A small bell pepper is lighter at around 74 g and a large one heavier at about 164 g, so the size you actually have changes the total for any recipe that counts bell peppers by the piece rather than by weight.
How much does a large bell pepper weigh?
A large bell pepper weighs about 164 g, noticeably more than a medium, or average, one at 119 g or a small one at 74 g. Set the size selector to large to convert cups, grams and ounces for the bigger bell peppers you actually have on the counter.
Which bell pepper variety should I use?
For raw eating and roasting, a Red bell pepper is the pick: ripest, sweetest, and softest. No red? Yellow or Orange give the same sweet, mild flavour with a slightly firmer bite, good in salads and fajitas. A Green pepper is the cheapest and firmest, less sweet and a little grassy, best when you want it to hold its shape in stir-fries and stuffing.
How much juice is in a bell pepper?
A bell pepper yields approximately 65% of its weight in juice. That means a medium bell pepper (119 g) yields about 77 ml, a small one (74 g) about 48 ml and a large one (164 g) about 107 ml. See the juice yield calculator if you are adding bell pepper to your juice blend. Open the juice yield calculator
How do I convert grams to ounces for any ingredient?
Converting grams to ounces is pure weight maths that applies to any food, not just bell peppers, so 200 grams is always 7.05 ounces. For other amounts, the weight converter at the link below handles grams, ounces, pounds, kilograms and stone in both directions. Grams to ounces converter

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