Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Bell pepper
  5. Compare
  6. Bell pepper vs. Grapefruit

Bell pepper vs. Grapefruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between bell peppers and grapefruit

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin K; however, grapefruit is higher in vitamin A.
  • Bell peppers cover your daily vitamin C needs 55% more than grapefruit.
  • Bell peppers have less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas.

Infographic

Bell pepper vs Grapefruit infographic
Infographic link

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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.6%
Contains more IronIron +325%
Contains more CopperCopper +106.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +454.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~9mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~18mg

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +157.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +184.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +322.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +164.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +30%
Contains more CholineCholine +40%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Grapefruit DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 31.2mg 55%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.053mg 13%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin A 18µg 58µg 4%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.022mg 4%
Copper 0.066mg 0.032mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.262mg 3%
Iron 0.34mg 0.08mg 3%
Carbs 4.64g 10.66g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.204mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.13mg 2%
Calories 20kcal 42kcal 1%
Folate 10µg 13µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.043mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1.77g 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.07mg 1%
Potassium 175mg 135mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 22mg 1%
Protein 0.86g 0.77g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 9.06g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 2.4g 6.89g N/A
Fiber 1.7g 1.6g 0%
Phosphorus 20mg 18mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.031mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.021g 0%
Choline 5.5mg 7.7mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.019mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.015mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.008mg 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
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.7%
Contains more FatsFats +21.4%
Contains more OtherOther +18.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +129.7%
~equal in Water ~88.06g

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% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150%

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
51% 23% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 3.51 g
Glucose: 1.61 g
Fructose: 1.77 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3090.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +38.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +58%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

People also compare

Bell pepper
Bell pepper vs Tomato
Tomato
Bell pepper
Bell pepper vs Eggplant
Eggplant
Bell pepper
Bell pepper vs Chili pepper
Chili pepper
Grapefruit
Grapefruit vs Lemon
Lemon
Grapefruit
Grapefruit vs Orange
Orange
Grapefruit
Grapefruit vs Mandarin orange
Mandarin orange

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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.