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Bell pepper vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bell peppers and flax seeds

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C, while flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, and zinc.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily need for vitamin B1, 132% more than bell peppers.
  • Bell peppers contain 134 times more vitamin C than flax seeds. While bell peppers contain 80.4mg of vitamin C, flax seeds contain only 0.6mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Seeds, flaxseed.

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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 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +364.6%
Contains more IronIron +1585.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1748.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +3238.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3110%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1934.4%
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 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +19.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +72.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2784.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +541.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +894.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +770%
Contains more CholineCholine +1330.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Flax seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 28.73g 191%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 1.644mg 132%
Copper 0.066mg 1.22mg 128%
Manganese 0.122mg 2.482mg 103%
Fiber 1.7g 27.3g 102%
Magnesium 10mg 392mg 91%
Vitamin C 80.4mg 0.6mg 89%
Phosphorus 20mg 642mg 89%
Iron 0.34mg 5.73mg 67%
Fats 0.17g 42.16g 65%
Selenium 0µg 25.4µg 46%
Zinc 0.13mg 4.34mg 38%
Protein 0.86g 18.29g 35%
Calories 20kcal 534kcal 26%
Calcium 10mg 255mg 25%
Folate 10µg 87µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.473mg 19%
Potassium 175mg 813mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 7.527g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.985mg 18%
Saturated fat 0.058g 3.663g 16%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 3.08mg 16%
Choline 5.5mg 78.7mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.161mg 10%
Carbs 4.64g 28.88g 8%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 4.3µg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 1.12g 0g 1%
Sodium 3mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 2.94g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 2.4g 1.55g N/A
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.31mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.957mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.472mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.007g N/A

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
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more WaterWater +1249%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2026.7%
Contains more FatsFats +24700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +522.4%
Contains more OtherOther +743.2%

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
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +93987.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46238.7%

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
74% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.15 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +190%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +945.5%
~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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/nutrients

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

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