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Bell pepper vs. Spinach raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bell peppers and spinach raw

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C; however, spinach raw is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, potassium, and vitamin E.
  • Spinach raw covers your daily vitamin K needs 396% more than bell peppers.
  • Spinach raw has 3 times less vitamin C than bell peppers. Bell peppers have 80.4mg of vitamin C, while spinach raw has 28.1mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Spinach, raw.

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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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +690%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +890%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +218.9%
Contains more IronIron +697.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +97%
Contains more ZincZinc +307.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +635.2%
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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +186.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2505.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +448.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +575%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6425.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1840%
Contains more CholineCholine +250.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Spinach raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 7.4µg 482.9µg 396%
Vitamin C 80.4mg 28.1mg 58%
Vitamin A 18µg 469µg 50%
Folate 10µg 194µg 46%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.897mg 34%
Iron 0.34mg 2.71mg 30%
Magnesium 10mg 79mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.189mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 2.03mg 11%
Potassium 175mg 558mg 11%
Calcium 10mg 99mg 9%
Copper 0.066mg 0.13mg 7%
Protein 0.86g 2.86g 4%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.53mg 4%
Phosphorus 20mg 49mg 4%
Sodium 3mg 79mg 3%
Choline 5.5mg 19.3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.078mg 2%
Fiber 1.7g 2.2g 2%
Selenium 0µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.195mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.724mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.165g 1%
Fructose 1.12g 0.15g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.065mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 23kcal 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.39g 0%
Carbs 4.64g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 1.43g N/A
Sugar 2.4g 0.42g N/A
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.063g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.064mg 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
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +232.6%
Contains more FatsFats +129.4%
Contains more OtherOther +290.9%
~equal in Water ~91.4g

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
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +166.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.063g

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
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +57.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +954.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +646.7%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/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.