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Bell pepper vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between bell peppers and flour

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, flour has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for bell peppers is 89% higher.
  • Flour has 5 times less vitamin B6 than bell peppers. Bell peppers have 0.224mg of vitamin B6, while flour has 0.044mg.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index than bell peppers.

Food types used in this article are Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +1264.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +438.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +440%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +459%
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%
Flour
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +516.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +409.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1277.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1664.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1130%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +342.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1730%
Contains more CholineCholine +89.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 0mg 89%
Selenium 0µg 33.9µg 62%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.785mg 61%
Iron 0.34mg 4.64mg 54%
Folate 10µg 183µg 43%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.494mg 36%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 5.904mg 34%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.682mg 24%
Carbs 4.64g 76.31g 24%
Protein 0.86g 10.33g 19%
Calories 20kcal 364kcal 17%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.044mg 14%
Phosphorus 20mg 108mg 13%
Copper 0.066mg 0.144mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.438mg 7%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 0.3µg 6%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.7mg 5%
Fiber 1.7g 2.7g 4%
Magnesium 10mg 22mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.413g 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.06mg 2%
Potassium 175mg 107mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 10.4mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.98g 1%
Calcium 10mg 15mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Net carbs 2.94g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 2.4g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.155g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +687.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1101.2%
Contains more FatsFats +476.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1544.6%
~equal in Other ~0.46g

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +987.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +566.1%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.