A red bell pepper has more than twice the vitamin C of an orange, weight for weight.
Why it is true
One hundred grams of raw red pepper contain about 128 milligrams of vitamin C, against around 53 in an orange. Because vitamin C breaks down with heat, the pepper loses some of it when cooked.
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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