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Bell pepper vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between bell peppers and tamarind

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, tamarind is higher in vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, fiber, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Bell peppers cover your daily vitamin C needs 85% more than tamarind.
  • Tamarind contains 3 times less vitamin B6 than bell peppers. Bell peppers contain 0.224mg of vitamin B6, while tamarind contains 0.066mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Tamarinds, 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 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +30%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +640%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +258.9%
Contains more IronIron +723.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +465%
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 12% 0.67% 2% 0% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2197.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +270%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +239.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +164.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +650.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +303.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Tamarind DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 3.5mg 85%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.428mg 31%
Iron 0.34mg 2.8mg 31%
Magnesium 10mg 92mg 20%
Carbs 4.64g 62.5g 19%
Fiber 1.7g 5.1g 14%
Phosphorus 20mg 113mg 13%
Potassium 175mg 628mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.066mg 12%
Calories 20kcal 239kcal 11%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.152mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 1.938mg 9%
Calcium 10mg 74mg 6%
Manganese 0.122mg 5%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 2.8µg 4%
Protein 0.86g 2.8g 4%
Copper 0.066mg 0.086mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.1mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1.3µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.272g 1%
Choline 5.5mg 8.6mg 1%
Folate 10µg 14µg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.6g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.143mg 1%
Sodium 3mg 28mg 1%
Net carbs 2.94g 57.4g N/A
Sugar 2.4g 38.8g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.181g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.014mg 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
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +199%
Contains more ProteinProtein +225.6%
Contains more FatsFats +252.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1247%
Contains more OtherOther +513.6%

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
53% 35% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2162.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.059g

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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. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/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.