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RED BELL PEPPER
1. Red peppers contain more than 200 percent of your daily vitamin C intake. Besides being a powerful antioxidant, vitamin C helps the proper absorption of iron. If you are iron deficient, try combining red peppers with your iron source for maximum absorption.

2. Red bell peppers are a great source of vitamin B6 and folate. Both these vitamins and minerals can help prevent anemia.

3. Red bell peppers help support healthy night vision. Red bell peppers are high in vitamin A, which helps to support healthy eyesight, especially night vision.

4. Red bell peppers are packed with antioxidants. The combined effects of vitamin A and C create a great antioxidant capacity, and with lycopene in the mix, the red bell pepper becomes a top notch superfood.

5. Burn more calories with red bell peppers.Recent research has shown that sweet red peppers can activate thermogenesis and increase metabolic rate.

YELLOW BELL PEPPER

You only need between 75 and 90 milligrams of vitamin C each day, and one large yellow bell pepper, which is equal to about 1 cup of chopped peppers, supplies 341.3 milligrams.

Vitamin C helps your body make and repair your tissues and keeps your bones and teeth healthy. The vitamin helps you heal from wounds as well. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that also helps protect your cells from damage caused by the environment and the aging process. Protecting your cells can reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer and arthritis, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.

One yellow bell pepper contains 48 micrograms of folate, which is about 10 percent of what you should get each day. Folate is a B vitamin that helps your body make DNA, and it prevents birth defects as well. A yellow bell pepper contains small amounts of vitamin A for healthy eyes. One pepper also supplies trace amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and vitamin B6, three vitamins that help turn your food into energy.

ORANGE BELL PEPPER

Orange peppers are a good way to increase your vitamin B-6 intake, which should be 1.3 to 1.7 milligrams. Vitamin B-6 helps your body metabolize protein and red blood cells. It also helps your body's immune and nervous systems function. Getting inadequate supplies of B-6 could result in anemia because it is responsible for moving hemoglobin through your blood stream. A stable blood sugar level relies on getting the right amount of vitamin B-6.

Brightly colored fruits and vegetables contain a high amount of antioxidants. Orange peppers are no exception, with carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin. Carotenoids fight the cell damage that could result in the development of cancer and heart disease and occurs when you are exposed to toxins in the environment, including pollution and cigarette smoke. Lutein and zaexanthin protect your eyes from age related macular degeneration and cataracts.