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Chili pepper vs. Bitter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chili pepper and bitter melon

  • Chili pepper has more vitamin C, while bitter melon has more folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin A, manganese, magnesium, iron, vitamin B1, and potassium.
  • Chili pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 62% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, 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 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 61% 25% 54% 77% 67% 8.2% 42% 1.4% 70% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +269.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.8%
Contains more IronIron +98.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +186.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%

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 293% 29% 0% 0% 45% 84% 21% 3.8% 185% 0% 0% 96% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +63.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +219%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +81.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +320.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +456.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Bitter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 88mg 62%
Folate 23µg 128µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.803mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.362mg 21%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.536mg 15%
Magnesium 23mg 85mg 15%
Iron 1.03mg 2.04mg 13%
Vitamin K 14µg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.181mg 9%
Potassium 322mg 608mg 8%
Copper 0.129mg 0.201mg 8%
Phosphorus 43mg 99mg 8%
Calcium 14mg 84mg 7%
Protein 1.87g 5.3g 7%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 87µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.063mg 3%
Carbs 8.81g 3.29g 2%
Choline 10.9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 2%
Calories 40kcal 30kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 1.11mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.69g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 3.29g N/A
Sugar 5.3g N/A
Zinc 0.26mg 0.3mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 11mg 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
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
5% 3% 89%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 3.29 g
Water: 89.25 g
Other: 1.47 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +167.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +183.4%
Contains more FatsFats +56.8%
Contains more OtherOther +70.9%
~equal in Water ~89.25g

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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. Bitter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168391/nutrients

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

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