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Chili pepper vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chili pepper and bananas different?

  • Chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B6, iron, and copper than bananas.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili pepper is 150% higher.
  • Chili pepper contains 28 times more vitamin K than bananas. While chili pepper contains 14µg of vitamin K, bananas contain only 0.5µg.

Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Bananas, raw are the varieties used 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 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +180%
Contains more IronIron +296.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +95.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1551.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +590%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2700%
Contains more FolateFolate +15%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 8.7mg 150%
Vitamin K 14µg 0.5µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.367mg 11%
Iron 1.03mg 0.26mg 10%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Copper 0.129mg 0.078mg 6%
Carbs 8.81g 22.84g 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 0.665mg 4%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.27mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.1mg 4%
Fiber 1.5g 2.6g 4%
Phosphorus 43mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.334mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.031mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Protein 1.87g 1.09g 2%
Calories 40kcal 89kcal 2%
Potassium 322mg 358mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1µg 1%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.073mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 5mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 27mg 1%
Folate 23µg 20µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.073g 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 5.3g 12.23g N/A
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Choline 10.9mg 9.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.6%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +17.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159.3%
~equal in Other ~0.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 8% 78%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.024 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.239 g
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +227.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.3%

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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. Chili pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170106/nutrients
  2. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.