Convert Bell Pepper from Whole Bell peppers to Cups (chopped)
Convert whole bell peppers to cups below. One medium bell pepper is about 0.77 cups, and 2 bell peppers make roughly 1.54 cups.
More about measuring Bell Pepper
How many cups is a bell pepper?
One medium bell pepper gives about 0.77 cups of bell pepper when chopped, so 2 bell peppers come to roughly 1.54 cups. A small bell pepper is about 0.48 cups and a large one about 1.06 cups, so set the size selector to match what you have.
Commonly confused with Bell Pepper
Shoppers reach for Pepper (Ground Pepper) when the recipe wants bell pepper. What separates them is spelled out further down this page.
Bell Pepper converter tool
Enter an amount, pick your units, and set the size for counting whole bell peppers.
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0.77 cupsBell Pepper Calculators & Kitchen Tools
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Common Bell Pepper conversions
Quick reference for bell pepper at medium size. Switch the size in the converter above for small or large.
| bell peppers | Cups (chopped) |
|---|---|
| 1 bell pepper | 0.77 cups |
| 2 bell peppers | 1.54 cups |
| 3 bell peppers | 2.3 cups |
| 4 bell peppers | 3.07 cups |
| 5 bell peppers | 3.84 cups |
| 6 bell peppers | 4.61 cups |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many cups is one medium bell pepper?
- One medium bell pepper (about 119 g) gives roughly 0.77 cups of chopped flesh. A small one (around 74 g) yields about 0.48 cups and a large one (around 164 g) about 1.06 cups, so set the size selector to match the bell peppers you actually have before you trust the figure. Open bell pepper converter
- How many cups is 2 bell peppers?
- 2 bell peppers are about 1.54 cups. The ratio is fixed, so one medium bell pepper is 0.77 cups and the figure scales in a straight line as you multiply or divide. Scaling a recipe up or down keeps the same proportion, so work from whichever amount your recipe lists. Use the converter above for any other quantity of bell pepper.
- How many cups is 3 bell peppers?
- 3 bell peppers are about 2.3 cups. The ratio is fixed, so one medium bell pepper is 0.77 cups and the figure scales in a straight line as you multiply or divide. Scaling a recipe up or down keeps the same proportion, so work from whichever amount your recipe lists. Use the converter above for any other quantity of bell pepper.
- What is the difference between a metric and US cup?
- A metric cup holds 250 ml while a US cup holds 240 ml, so a US cup is 4% smaller. For chopped bell pepper that gap is small but real, and it adds up across several cups. The guide linked below explains when the difference matters and how to switch between the two so a recipe lands right whichever cup you own. metric v US cup
Related to Bell Pepper
Pepper (Ground Pepper)
British and American recipes call this a pepper and use the same word for the ground black spice, which is where the doubt creeps in. Australia and New Zealand say capsicum and keep pepper for the spice alone. Check the quantity if a recipe lists both. See our Pepper (Ground Pepper) converter.
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Paprika
Paprika comes from peppers that have been dried and ground to a powder. These peppers are usually dedicated paprika peppers rather than the bell peppers that are grown to eat fresh or cooked. Use its converter when a recipe measures the dried spice by the spoon rather than fresh capsicum by the cup. See our Paprika converter.
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