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Bell pepper vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bell peppers and eggplant

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A; however, eggplant has more fiber.
  • Bell peppers' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 87% more.
  • Bell peppers have 16 times more vitamin A than eggplant. Bell peppers have 370IU of vitamin A, while eggplant has 23IU.

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

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more IronIron +47.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +90.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~9mg

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%
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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3554.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +183.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Eggplant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 2.2mg 87%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.084mg 11%
Fiber 1.7g 3g 5%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.232mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.281mg 4%
Folate 10µg 22µg 3%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.039mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 1µg 2%
Potassium 175mg 229mg 2%
Copper 0.066mg 0.081mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.649mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.037mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.3µg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1.54g 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.23mg 1%
Phosphorus 20mg 24mg 1%
Magnesium 10mg 14mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 25kcal 0%
Protein 0.86g 0.98g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.18g 0%
Carbs 4.64g 5.88g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 2.88g N/A
Calcium 10mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 2.4g 3.53g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.16mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.3mg 0%
Choline 5.5mg 6.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.7%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Fats ~0.18g
~equal in Water ~92.3g

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.6%

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
8% 47% 46%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.26 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 1.54 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +136.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +36.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +37.5%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/nutrients

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

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