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Bell pepper vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bell peppers and winter melon?

  • Bell peppers are richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A, yet winter melon is richer in vitamin B2.
  • Bell peppers' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 75% higher.
  • Bell peppers contain less sodium.

We used Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw types in this comparison.

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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% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2816.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +187%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +90%
Contains more IronIron +17.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +369.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~19mg

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +518.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +540%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +292.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 13mg 75%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.035mg 15%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.11mg 6%
Potassium 175mg 6mg 5%
Fiber 1.7g 2.9g 5%
Sodium 3mg 111mg 5%
Copper 0.066mg 0.023mg 5%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.61mg 4%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.058mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 2%
Protein 0.86g 0.4g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.133mg 1%
Folate 10µg 5µg 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.04mg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.4mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 19mg 1%
Carbs 4.64g 3g 1%
Calories 20kcal 13kcal 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 0.1g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 2.4g N/A
Phosphorus 20mg 19mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.003mg 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% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +115%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.7%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
Contains more FatsFats +17.6%
~equal in Water ~96.1g

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +362.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40.3%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.