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Chayote vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chayote and bell peppers

  • Chayote has more folate, copper, and zinc; however, bell peppers have more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A.
  • Bell peppers' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 81% more.
  • Chayote has 9 times more folate than bell peppers. Chayote has 93µg of folate, while bell peppers have 10µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chayote, fruit, raw and Peppers, sweet, green, raw.

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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 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
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 +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +70%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +469.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.1%
~equal in Iron ~0.34mg

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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +151.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +830%
Contains more CholineCholine +67.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +944.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +80.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.028mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.48mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Bell pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 7.7mg 80.4mg 81%
Folate 93µg 10µg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.224mg 11%
Copper 0.123mg 0.066mg 6%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.13mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.057mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 7.4µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.099mg 3%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.122mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.37mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 5.5mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Calcium 17mg 10mg 1%
Potassium 125mg 175mg 1%
Calories 19kcal 20kcal 0%
Protein 0.82g 0.86g 0%
Fats 0.13g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 2.81g 2.94g N/A
Carbs 4.51g 4.64g 0%
Magnesium 12mg 10mg 0%
Iron 0.34mg 0.34mg 0%
Sugar 1.66g 2.4g N/A
Fiber 1.7g 1.7g 0%
Phosphorus 18mg 20mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.028mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.48mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.058g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 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 FatsFats +30.8%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
~equal in Protein ~0.86g
~equal in Carbs ~4.64g
~equal in Water ~93.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.062g

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.