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Fiddlehead ferns vs. Chili Pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fiddlehead ferns and chili Pepper

  • Fiddlehead ferns have more vitamin A, vitamin B3, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, chili Pepper are higher in vitamin C and vitamin B1.
  • Chili Pepper cover your daily vitamin C needs 240% more than fiddlehead ferns.
  • Chili Pepper contain 5 times less vitamin B3 than fiddlehead ferns. Fiddlehead ferns contain 4.98mg of vitamin B3, while chili Pepper contain 0.95mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fiddlehead ferns, raw and Peppers, hot chili, 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 24% 9.6% 33% 49% 107% 23% 43% 0.13% 67% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 5.4% 30% 45% 58% 8.2% 20% 0.91% 31% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +77.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +176.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +119.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +115.2%
~equal in Potassium ~340mg
~equal in Iron ~1.2mg

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 89% 60% 0% 0% 5% 48% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 808% 20% 14% 0% 23% 21% 18% 3.7% 64% 0% 36% 17% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +206.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +424.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +811.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fiddlehead ferns Chili Pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 26.6mg 242.5mg 240%
Vitamin B3 4.98mg 0.95mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 21%
Copper 0.32mg 0.174mg 16%
Vitamin A 181µg 59µg 14%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.237mg 12%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.09mg 9%
Phosphorus 101mg 46mg 8%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.09mg 6%
Folate 23µg 6%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.3mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Protein 4.55g 2g 5%
Magnesium 34mg 25mg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Iron 1.31mg 1.2mg 1%
Potassium 370mg 340mg 1%
Calcium 32mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 5.54g 9.46g 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 40kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 5.54g 7.96g N/A
Sugar 5.1g N/A
Sodium 1mg 7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 6% 89%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 88.68 g
Other: 0.83 g
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 9.46 g
Water: 87.74 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.5%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +38.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +70.8%
~equal in Water ~87.74g

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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. Fiddlehead ferns - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169405/nutrients
  2. Chili Pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170497/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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