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Hot sauce vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between hot sauce and chili pepper?

  • The amount of vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, copper, vitamin K, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, and potassium in chili pepper is higher than in hot sauce.
  • Hot sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 115% more.
  • Chili pepper has less sodium.

We used Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot and Peppers, hot chili, red, raw types 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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 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 +360%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123.6%
Contains more IronIron +114.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +360.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +136.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +290.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +281.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 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 CVitamin C +92.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +475%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +389.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +222.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +483.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +283.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.086mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot sauce Chili pepper DV% diff.
Sodium 2643mg 9mg 115%
Vitamin C 74.8mg 143.7mg 77%
Vitamin B6 0.157mg 0.506mg 27%
Copper 0.028mg 0.129mg 11%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 14µg 10%
Iron 0.48mg 1.03mg 7%
Manganese 0.049mg 0.187mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 1.244mg 6%
Potassium 144mg 322mg 5%
Fiber 0.3g 1.5g 5%
Phosphorus 11mg 43mg 5%
Magnesium 5mg 23mg 4%
Folate 6µg 23µg 4%
Vitamin A 8µg 48µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.69mg 4%
Protein 0.51g 1.87g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.072mg 3%
Carbs 1.75g 8.81g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.201mg 2%
Choline 10.9mg 2%
Calories 11kcal 40kcal 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.5µg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.26mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 14mg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 1.45g 7.31g N/A
Sugar 1.26g 5.3g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.086mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.024g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.196g 0.239g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 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 OtherOther +759.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +266.7%
Contains more FatsFats +18.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +403.4%
~equal in Water ~88.02g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 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 +25%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.9%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.