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Bell pepper vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bell peppers and sweet potato

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C; however, sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B5, copper, manganese, and fiber.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily vitamin A needs 276% more than bell peppers.
  • Sweet potato has 34 times less vitamin C than bell peppers. Bell peppers have 80.4mg of vitamin C, while sweet potato has 2.4mg.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sweet potato is 70, while the glycemic index of bell peppers is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.6%
Contains more IronIron +79.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +130.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.5%
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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +311.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3838.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +708.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +123.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.209mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 2.4mg 87%
Vitamin A 18µg 709µg 77%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.8mg 14%
Copper 0.066mg 0.151mg 9%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.258mg 6%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 1.8µg 5%
Carbs 4.64g 20.12g 5%
Potassium 175mg 337mg 5%
Fiber 1.7g 3g 5%
Starch 0g 12.65g 5%
Phosphorus 20mg 47mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 25mg 4%
Calories 20kcal 86kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.061mg 3%
Iron 0.34mg 0.61mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.078mg 2%
Sodium 3mg 55mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 30mg 2%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.3mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 12.3mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.209mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 0.7g 1%
Protein 0.86g 1.57g 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.26mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 2.4g 4.18g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.557mg 0%
Folate 10µg 11µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.031mg 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
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more FatsFats +240%
Contains more WaterWater +21.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +82.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +333.6%
Contains more OtherOther +122.7%

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
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +342.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69%

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
75% 15% 6% 4%
Starch: 12.65 g
Sucrose: 2.52 g
Glucose: 0.96 g
Fructose: 0.7 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +20.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +60%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2190.9%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/nutrients

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

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