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

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The main differences between fiddlehead ferns and chili pepper

  • Fiddlehead ferns are richer in vitamin A, vitamin B3, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and zinc, yet chili pepper is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili pepper is 130% higher.
  • Fiddlehead ferns contain 4 times more vitamin B3 than chili pepper. Fiddlehead ferns contain 4.98mg of vitamin B3, while chili pepper contains 1.244mg.

Food types used in this article are Fiddlehead ferns, raw and Peppers, hot chili, red, 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 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +128.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.9%
Contains more IronIron +27.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +219.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.7%

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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +277.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +144.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +440.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +260%
~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 143.7mg 130%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 39%
Vitamin B3 4.98mg 1.244mg 23%
Copper 0.32mg 0.129mg 21%
Vitamin A 181µg 48µg 15%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.187mg 14%
Vitamin K 14µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.086mg 10%
Phosphorus 101mg 43mg 8%
Folate 23µg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Protein 4.55g 1.87g 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.26mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.072mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 4%
Iron 1.31mg 1.03mg 4%
Magnesium 34mg 23mg 3%
Calcium 32mg 14mg 2%
Choline 10.9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 2%
Potassium 370mg 322mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Carbs 5.54g 8.81g 1%
Calories 34kcal 40kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 5.54g 7.31g N/A
Sugar 5.3g N/A
Sodium 1mg 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 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: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59%
~equal in Fats ~0.44g
~equal in Water ~88.02g
~equal in Other ~0.86g

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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/170106/nutrients

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

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