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Bell pepper vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bell peppers and apples?

  • Apples have less vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A than bell peppers.
  • Bell peppers' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 84% higher.
  • Bell peppers have 7 times more vitamin A than apples. Bell peppers have 370IU of vitamin A, while apples have 54IU.
  • Bell peppers contain less sugar.

We used Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Apples, raw, with skin types in this comparison.

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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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.6%
Contains more IronIron +183.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +144.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +225%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +248.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1647.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +235.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +427.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +446.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +236.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.026mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Apple DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 4.6mg 84%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.041mg 14%
Fructose 1.12g 5.9g 6%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 2.2µg 4%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.035mg 4%
Copper 0.066mg 0.027mg 4%
Iron 0.34mg 0.12mg 3%
Fiber 1.7g 2.4g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.017mg 3%
Carbs 4.64g 13.81g 3%
Potassium 175mg 107mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 3µg 2%
Folate 10µg 3µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.091mg 2%
Calories 20kcal 52kcal 2%
Phosphorus 20mg 11mg 1%
Magnesium 10mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.061mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.18mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.04mg 1%
Protein 0.86g 0.26g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 11.41g N/A
Calcium 10mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 2.4g 10.39g N/A
Starch 0g 0.05g 0%
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.026mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.028g 0%
Choline 5.5mg 3.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.051g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +230.8%
Contains more OtherOther +120%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.17g
~equal in Water ~85.56g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 49% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.11 g
Glucose: 1.16 g
Fructose: 1.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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20% 23% 56%
Starch: 0.05 g
Sucrose: 2.07 g
Glucose: 2.43 g
Fructose: 5.9 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1781.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +109.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +426.8%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.