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Buckwheat vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are buckwheat and chili pepper different?

  • Buckwheat is higher in manganese and magnesium; however, chili pepper is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili pepper is 160% higher.
  • Buckwheat contains 2 times more magnesium than chili pepper. While buckwheat contains 51mg of magnesium, chili pepper contains only 23mg.

Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Peppers, hot chili, red, 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 36% 2.1% 7.8% 30% 49% 17% 30% 0.52% 53% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +121.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +134.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +115.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +340%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +265.9%
Contains more IronIron +28.8%

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% 0% 1.8% 0% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 0% 4.8% 11% 11%
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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +84.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +557.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +636.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +64.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 143.7mg 160%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.506mg 33%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 14µg 10%
Manganese 0.403mg 0.187mg 9%
Magnesium 51mg 23mg 7%
Potassium 88mg 322mg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Fiber 2.7g 1.5g 5%
Carbs 19.94g 8.81g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.086mg 4%
Phosphorus 70mg 43mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.69mg 4%
Calories 92kcal 40kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 0.201mg 3%
Protein 3.38g 1.87g 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.072mg 3%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.26mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 1.03mg 3%
Copper 0.146mg 0.129mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 1.244mg 2%
Folate 14µg 23µg 2%
Choline 20.1mg 10.9mg 2%
Calcium 7mg 14mg 1%
Fats 0.62g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 17.24g 7.31g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 5.3g N/A
Sodium 4mg 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.134g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 0.024g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 0.239g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0.041mg 0%
Fructose 0.1g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 g
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +80.7%
Contains more FatsFats +40.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +126.3%
Contains more WaterWater +16.4%
Contains more OtherOther +100%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.188 g
14% 8% 78%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.024 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.239 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +683.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.1%

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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. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/nutrients
  2. Chili pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170106/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.