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Beetroot vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beetroot and chili pepper different?

  • Beetroot is higher in folate, manganese, and fiber; however, chili pepper is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, copper, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili pepper is 154% higher.
  • Beetroot contains 5 times more folate than chili pepper. While beetroot contains 109µg of folate, chili pepper contains only 23µg.
  • Chili pepper has a lower glycemic index (45) than beetroot (64).

Beets, raw and Peppers, hot chili, red, 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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more IronIron +28.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +72%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg
~equal in Potassium ~322mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~43mg

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +373.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2832.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1625%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +272.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +655.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6900%
Contains more CholineCholine +81.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.9mg 143.7mg 154%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.506mg 34%
Folate 109µg 23µg 22%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 14µg 12%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.187mg 6%
Copper 0.075mg 0.129mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 1.244mg 6%
Vitamin A 2µg 48µg 5%
Fiber 2.8g 1.5g 5%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.69mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.086mg 4%
Sodium 78mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.072mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 1.03mg 3%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.26mg 1%
Protein 1.61g 1.87g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.201mg 1%
Choline 6mg 10.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.239g 1%
Calories 43kcal 40kcal 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.44g 0%
Carbs 9.56g 8.81g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 7.31g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 23mg 0%
Calcium 16mg 14mg 0%
Potassium 325mg 322mg 0%
Sugar 6.76g 5.3g N/A
Phosphorus 40mg 43mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.024g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more OtherOther +25.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.1%
Contains more FatsFats +158.8%
~equal in Carbs ~8.81g
~equal in Water ~88.02g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
14% 8% 78%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.024 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.239 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +298.3%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Chili pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170106/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.