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Oatmeal vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between oatmeal and chili pepper

  • Oatmeal has more iron, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and selenium; however, chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin K, and vitamin A.
  • Chili pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 160% more.
  • Oatmeal has 10 times more selenium than chili pepper. Oatmeal has 5µg of selenium, while chili pepper has 0.5µg.
  • Oatmeal has a higher glycemic index than chili pepper.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) 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 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
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 +13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +471.4%
Contains more IronIron +478.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +138.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +198.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +427.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +95.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.6%

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% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
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 +170.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +261.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +143.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +91.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +885.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more CholineCholine +131.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 143.7mg 160%
Iron 5.96mg 1.03mg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.506mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.26mg 0.072mg 16%
Manganese 0.558mg 0.187mg 16%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 14µg 11%
Vitamin B3 3.025mg 1.244mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.215mg 0.086mg 10%
Vitamin A 130µg 48µg 9%
Potassium 61mg 322mg 8%
Selenium 5µg 0.5µg 8%
Calcium 80mg 14mg 7%
Copper 0.066mg 0.129mg 7%
Phosphorus 77mg 43mg 5%
Folate 44µg 23µg 5%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.69mg 4%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.26mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.317mg 0.201mg 2%
Sodium 49mg 9mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.226g 0.042g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.391g 0.024g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.426g 0.239g 1%
Choline 4.7mg 10.9mg 1%
Calories 68kcal 40kcal 1%
Protein 2.37g 1.87g 1%
Fiber 1.7g 1.5g 1%
Magnesium 26mg 23mg 1%
Carbs 11.67g 8.81g 1%
Fats 1.36g 0.44g 1%
Net carbs 9.97g 7.31g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 5.3g N/A
Trans fat 0.003g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 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 +26.7%
Contains more FatsFats +209.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.5%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%
~equal in Water ~88.02g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 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 +1529.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +78.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.4%

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/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.