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Bell pepper vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bell peppers and watermelon different?

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin K, and fiber than watermelon.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for bell peppers is 80% higher.
  • Bell peppers contain 74 times more vitamin K than watermelon. While bell peppers contain 7.4µg of vitamin K, watermelon contains only 0.1µg.
  • Bell peppers have less sugar.
  • Bell peppers have a lower glycemic index (32) than watermelon (76).

Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Watermelon, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.3%
Contains more IronIron +41.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +30%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +221.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +892.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +640%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +169.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +397.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7300%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 8.1mg 80%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.045mg 14%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 0.1µg 6%
Fiber 1.7g 0.4g 5%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.038mg 4%
Fructose 1.12g 3.36g 3%
Copper 0.066mg 0.042mg 3%
Folate 10µg 3µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.221mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.178mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.033mg 2%
Potassium 175mg 112mg 2%
Calories 20kcal 30kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.021mg 1%
Phosphorus 20mg 11mg 1%
Carbs 4.64g 7.55g 1%
Vitamin A 18µg 28µg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.24mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Protein 0.86g 0.61g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 7.15g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 10mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 2.4g 6.2g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.1mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Choline 5.5mg 4.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41%
Contains more FatsFats +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +83.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.7%
~equal in Water ~91.45g

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +362.5%

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
19% 25% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 3.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1000%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +36.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +200%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.