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Chili pepper vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chili pepper and beetroot different?

  • Chili pepper is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, copper, and vitamin B3; however, beetroot is richer in folate, manganese, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili pepper is 154% higher.
  • Chili pepper contains 70 times more vitamin K than beetroot. While chili pepper contains 14µg of vitamin K, beetroot contains only 0.2µg.
  • Chili pepper has a lower glycemic index (45) than beetroot (64).

Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Beets, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +28.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +72%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg
~equal in Potassium ~325mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~40mg

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%
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2832.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1625%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +272.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +655.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6900%
Contains more CholineCholine +81.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +373.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Beetroot DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 4.9mg 154%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.067mg 34%
Folate 23µg 109µg 22%
Vitamin K 14µg 0.2µg 12%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.329mg 6%
Copper 0.129mg 0.075mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 0.334mg 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 2µg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 2.8g 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.04mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.04mg 4%
Sodium 9mg 78mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.031mg 3%
Iron 1.03mg 0.8mg 3%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.35mg 1%
Protein 1.87g 1.61g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.155mg 1%
Choline 10.9mg 6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.06g 1%
Calories 40kcal 43kcal 0%
Fats 0.44g 0.17g 0%
Carbs 8.81g 9.56g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 6.76g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 23mg 0%
Calcium 14mg 16mg 0%
Potassium 322mg 325mg 0%
Sugar 5.3g 6.76g N/A
Phosphorus 43mg 40mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.021mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.1%
Contains more FatsFats +158.8%
Contains more OtherOther +25.6%
~equal in Carbs ~9.56g
~equal in Water ~87.58g

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
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +298.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.7%
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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.