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Arugula vs. Chili Pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are arugula and chili Pepper different?

  • Arugula is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, calcium, vitamin B5, and magnesium; however, chili Pepper are richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili Pepper is 253% higher.
  • Arugula contains 9 times more calcium than chili Pepper. While arugula contains 160mg of calcium, chili Pepper contain only 18mg.
  • Chili Pepper have a lower glycemic index (10) than arugula (32).

Arugula, raw and Peppers, hot chili, green, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 5.4% 30% 45% 58% 8.2% 20% 0.91% 31% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +788.9%
Contains more IronIron +21.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~340mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 808% 20% 14% 0% 23% 21% 18% 3.7% 64% 0% 36% 17% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +101.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +616.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +659.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +37.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1516.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +211.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +280.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Chili Pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 15mg 242.5mg 253%
Vitamin K 108.6µg 14.3µg 79%
Folate 97µg 23µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.278mg 16%
Calcium 160mg 18mg 14%
Copper 0.076mg 0.174mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.061mg 8%
Vitamin A 119µg 59µg 7%
Magnesium 47mg 25mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.09mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 0.95mg 4%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.237mg 4%
Iron 1.46mg 1.2mg 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.3mg 2%
Carbs 3.65g 9.46g 2%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.69mg 2%
Protein 2.58g 2g 1%
Choline 15.3mg 11.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.109g 1%
Calories 25kcal 40kcal 1%
Fats 0.66g 0.2g 1%
Sodium 27mg 7mg 1%
Phosphorus 52mg 46mg 1%
Potassium 369mg 340mg 1%
Net carbs 2.05g 7.96g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 5.1g N/A
Fiber 1.6g 1.5g 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.09mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 9.46 g
Water: 87.74 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29%
Contains more FatsFats +230%
Contains more OtherOther +133.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159.2%
~equal in Water ~87.74g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
15% 8% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +345.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +192.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/nutrients
  2. Chili Pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170497/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.