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Bell pepper vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bell peppers and fireweed different?

  • Bell peppers are richer in vitamin C, while fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 286% more than bell peppers.
  • Bell peppers contain 37 times more vitamin C than fireweed. Bell peppers contain 80.4mg of vitamin C, while fireweed contains 2.2mg.

Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Fireweed, leaves, raw types were 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 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 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1460%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4190%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182.3%
Contains more IronIron +605.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +384.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1946.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +440%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5395.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3554.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +389.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +873.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1269.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1020%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.122mg 6.704mg 286%
Vitamin C 80.4mg 2.2mg 87%
Calcium 10mg 429mg 42%
Fiber 1.7g 10.6g 36%
Magnesium 10mg 156mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.632mg 31%
Copper 0.066mg 0.32mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 4.674mg 26%
Folate 10µg 112µg 26%
Iron 0.34mg 2.4mg 26%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 1.356mg 25%
Zinc 0.13mg 2.66mg 23%
Vitamin A 18µg 180µg 18%
Phosphorus 20mg 108mg 13%
Potassium 175mg 494mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.137mg 8%
Protein 0.86g 4.71g 8%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 6%
Carbs 4.64g 19.22g 5%
Fats 0.17g 2.75g 4%
Calories 20kcal 103kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.033mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Sodium 3mg 34mg 1%
Net carbs 2.94g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 2.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0.058g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
5% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +32.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +447.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1517.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +314.2%
Contains more OtherOther +477.3%

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/nutrients
  2. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/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.