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Bell pepper vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bell peppers and ginger different?

  • Bell peppers are higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin K; however, ginger is richer in copper, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for bell peppers is 84% higher.
  • Ginger has a lower glycemic index (10) than bell peppers (32).

Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Ginger root, 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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Ginger
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.1%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +161.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.7%
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%
Ginger
Ginger
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1508%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +423.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 5mg 84%
Copper 0.066mg 0.226mg 18%
Magnesium 10mg 43mg 8%
Potassium 175mg 415mg 7%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 0.1µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.16mg 5%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.229mg 5%
Choline 5.5mg 28.8mg 4%
Carbs 4.64g 17.77g 4%
Calories 20kcal 80kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.025mg 3%
Iron 0.34mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.203mg 2%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.34mg 2%
Phosphorus 20mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Protein 0.86g 1.82g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.75mg 2%
Fiber 1.7g 2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.154g 1%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.203g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.75g 1%
Calcium 10mg 16mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.26mg 1%
Net carbs 2.94g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 2.4g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 3mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.034mg 0%
Folate 10µg 11µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +19%
Contains more ProteinProtein +111.6%
Contains more FatsFats +341.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +283%
Contains more OtherOther +75%

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
Ginger
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1825%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +148.4%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.