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Bell pepper vs. Cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bell peppers and cheese

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C; however, cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, protein, selenium, fats, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
  • Cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 94% more.
  • Bell peppers are lower in saturated fat.
  • Bell peppers have a higher glycemic index than cheese.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Cheese, cheddar.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%
Cheese
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 213% 6.7% 5.3% 10% 99% 195% 85% 3.5% 155%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.3%
Contains more IronIron +142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +351.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7000%
Contains more ZincZinc +2700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 268% 0% 6% 7.4% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5%
Cheese
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 9% 110% 14% 7.3% 99% 1.1% 25% 15% 138% 6% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +96.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +713.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +239.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1733.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +91.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1428.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +314.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +170%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 0mg 89%
Saturated fat 0.058g 18.867g 85%
Calcium 10mg 710mg 70%
Phosphorus 20mg 455mg 62%
Selenium 0µg 28.5µg 52%
Fats 0.17g 33.31g 51%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.1µg 46%
Protein 0.86g 22.87g 44%
Vitamin A 18µg 330µg 35%
Cholesterol 0mg 99mg 33%
Zinc 0.13mg 3.64mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.428mg 31%
Sodium 3mg 653mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 9.246g 23%
Calories 20kcal 404kcal 19%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.066mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 1.421g 9%
Fiber 1.7g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.41mg 6%
Magnesium 10mg 27mg 4%
Copper 0.066mg 0.03mg 4%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.027mg 4%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 2.4µg 4%
Folate 10µg 27µg 4%
Vitamin D* 0 IU 24 IU 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Potassium 175mg 76mg 3%
Iron 0.34mg 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.059mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.71mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.029mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 16.5mg 2%
Carbs 4.64g 3.09g 1%
Fructose 1.12g 0g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 5.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 233kcal 177kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 500g 25g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.2 0.57 N/A
Net carbs 2.94g 3.09g N/A
Sugar 2.4g 0.48g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.917g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.547mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 1.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 1.206mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 1.939mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 1.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.547mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 1.074mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 1.404mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.547mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 (DHA) 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 (DPA) 0g 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0g 0.007g N/A

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
Cheese
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23% 33% 3% 37% 4%
Protein: 22.87 g
Fats: 33.31 g
Carbs: 3.09 g
Water: 37.02 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.2%
Contains more WaterWater +153.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2559.3%
Contains more FatsFats +19494.1%

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
Cheese
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64% 31% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.867 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.421 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +115475%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2191.9%

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
Cheese
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54% 25% 21%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.26 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0.12 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +346.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173414/nutrients

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

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