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Wheat Bread vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat Bread and bell peppers different?

  • Wheat Bread is richer in selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and folate, while bell peppers are higher in vitamin C.
  • Bell peppers cover your daily need for vitamin C, 89% more than wheat Bread.
  • Bell peppers are lower in sodium.
  • Wheat Bread has a higher glycemic index (60) than bell peppers (32).

Bread, wheat, toasted and Peppers, sweet, green, raw types were 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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +490%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.4%
Contains more IronIron +1102.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +1030.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +840%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1028.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +670.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1264.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +360.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +760%
Contains more CholineCholine +301.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Bell pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.2mg 80.4mg 89%
Selenium 33.4µg 0µg 61%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.122mg 55%
Iron 4.09mg 0.34mg 47%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 0.48mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.057mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.028mg 27%
Sodium 601mg 3mg 26%
Phosphorus 188mg 20mg 24%
Protein 12.96g 0.86g 24%
Folate 86µg 10µg 19%
Carbs 55.77g 4.64g 17%
Calcium 165mg 10mg 16%
Calories 313kcal 20kcal 15%
Copper 0.198mg 0.066mg 15%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.13mg 12%
Fiber 4.7g 1.7g 12%
Magnesium 59mg 10mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.062g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.099mg 7%
Fats 4.27g 0.17g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.224mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.058g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.008g 3%
Choline 22.1mg 5.5mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 7.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.37mg 1%
Potassium 223mg 175mg 1%
Net carbs 51.07g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 2.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.01mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1407%
Contains more FatsFats +2411.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1101.9%
Contains more OtherOther +529.5%
Contains more WaterWater +287.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12637.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2674.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.1%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.