Pimento
Description
Pimento, the fruit of the sweet pepper (Pimenta officinalis), is cultivated in Spain, Italy, southern France and the United States. Used in cookery, it is served red or green as hors d'oeuvres, as a vegetable, and in salads. Because it serves more as an herb than a principal part of a dish, pimentos usually add only insignificant nutrients to the diet.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 12 |
| Protein: | .43 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 2.66 gm |
| Fiber: | .60 gm |
| Total fats: | .23 gm |
| Saturated fats: | .034 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | .136 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 0 mg |
1. 1/2 cup chopped, 50 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 265 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .043 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .025 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | .082 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | 0 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | .275 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | .018 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | 8.4 | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 64 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | 30 IU |
1. 1/2 cup chopped, 50 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 3 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | .052 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | .63 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 7 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | .070 | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 11 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 98 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 2 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | .09 | 15 mg |
1. 1/2 cup chopped, 50 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | .006 gm |
| Threonine: | .016 gm |
| Isoleucine: | .014 gm |
| Leucine: | .022 gm |
| Lysine: | .019 gm |
| Methionine: | .005 gm |
| Cysteine: | .008 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | .013 gm |
| Tyrosine: | .009 gm |
| Valine: | .018 gm |
| Arginine: | .021 gm |
| Histidine: | .009 gm |
| Alanine: | .018 gm |
| Aspartic acid: | .061 gm |
| Glutamic acid: | .056 gm |
| Glycine: | .016 gm |
| Proline: | .019 gm |
| Serine: | .017 gm |
1. 1/2 cup chopped, 50 grams
References
Montagne, P. La Rousse Gastronomique. Crown Publishing: New York. 1961.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Vegetables and Vegetable Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1984.
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