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Bell pepper vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bell peppers and pimiento?

  • Bell peppers have less vitamin A and iron than pimiento.
  • Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 46% higher.
  • Bell peppers have a lower glycemic index than pimiento.

We used Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Pimento, canned types in this comparison.

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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32.6%
Contains more IronIron +394.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Potassium ~158mg

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +235.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +890%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +638.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~84.9mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.215mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Pimiento DV% diff.
Iron 0.34mg 1.68mg 17%
Vitamin A 18µg 133µg 13%
Vitamin C 80.4mg 84.9mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.017mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.06mg 2%
Copper 0.066mg 0.049mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.69mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.161g 1%
Folate 10µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 8.3µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.215mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.615mg 1%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.092mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.19mg 1%
Fiber 1.7g 1.9g 1%
Potassium 175mg 158mg 1%
Magnesium 10mg 6mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 23kcal 0%
Protein 0.86g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.3g 0%
Carbs 4.64g 5.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 3.2g N/A
Calcium 10mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 2.4g 2.71g N/A
Phosphorus 20mg 17mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 14mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Choline 5.5mg 6.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.022mg 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% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.9%
Contains more FatsFats +76.5%
~equal in Carbs ~5.1g
~equal in Water ~93.1g
~equal in Other ~0.4g

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159.7%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.