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Bell pepper vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bell peppers and sweet and sour

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, fiber, and vitamin K, while sweet, and sour has more manganese.
  • Bell peppers cover your daily need for vitamin C, 80% more than sweet and sour.
  • Bell peppers contain 37 times more vitamin A than sweet and sour. While bell peppers contain 370IU of vitamin A, sweet, and sour contains only 10IU.
  • The amount of sugar in bell peppers is lower.
  • Bell peppers have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of bell peppers is 32, while the glycemic index of sweet and sour is 70.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, sweet,, green, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.8%
Contains more IronIron +61.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +523.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +824.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +322.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3600%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +129.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.093mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 8.7mg 80%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.761mg 28%
Sodium 3mg 371mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.053mg 13%
Carbs 4.64g 38.22g 11%
Calories 20kcal 150kcal 7%
Fiber 1.7g 0.1g 6%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 0.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 18µg 1µg 2%
Phosphorus 20mg 7mg 2%
Iron 0.34mg 0.21mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.187mg 2%
Potassium 175mg 99mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.019mg 1%
Protein 0.86g 0.27g 1%
Folate 10µg 8µg 1%
Choline 5.5mg 2.4mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.048mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Copper 0.066mg 0.079mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 38.12g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Calcium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 2.4g 18.75g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.093mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +218.5%
Contains more FatsFats +750%
Contains more WaterWater +55.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +723.7%
Contains more OtherOther +177.3%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.