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Bell pepper vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bell peppers and tomatoes

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, tomatoes have more vitamin A.
  • Bell peppers' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 74% more.
  • Bell peppers have 3 times more vitamin B6 than tomatoes. Bell peppers have 0.224mg of vitamin B6, while tomatoes have 0.08mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more IronIron +25.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Calcium ~10mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.114mg
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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%
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +486.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +180%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~7.9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 13.7mg 74%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.08mg 11%
Vitamin A 18µg 42µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.037mg 2%
Potassium 175mg 237mg 2%
Fiber 1.7g 1.2g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.019mg 1%
Phosphorus 20mg 24mg 1%
Folate 10µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.594mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.54mg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.27mg 1%
Copper 0.066mg 0.059mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 18kcal 0%
Protein 0.86g 0.88g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 4.64g 3.89g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 2.69g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 11mg 0%
Calcium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 2.4g 2.63g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.17mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 5mg 0%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.114mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.089mg 0%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 7.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.028g 0%
Choline 5.5mg 6.7mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.031g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.014mg 0%
Fructose 1.12g 1.37g 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
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.3%
Contains more FatsFats +17.6%
Contains more OtherOther +15.9%
~equal in Protein ~0.88g
~equal in Water ~94.52g

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
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +287.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33.9%

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
Tomato
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48% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.25 g
Fructose: 1.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +22.3%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Glucose ~1.25g
~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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients

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

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