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Chili pepper vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chili pepper and cassava

  • Chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, and iron; however, cassava is higher in manganese.
  • Chili pepper covers your daily need for vitamin C, 137% more than cassava.
  • Chili pepper has 73 times more vitamin A than cassava. While chili pepper has 952IU of vitamin A, cassava has only 13IU.
  • Cassava has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of cassava is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Cassava, 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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.8%
Contains more IronIron +281.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +29%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +597.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +475%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +636.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +17.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +117.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Cassava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 20.6mg 137%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.088mg 32%
Iron 1.03mg 0.27mg 10%
Carbs 8.81g 38.06g 10%
Vitamin K 14µg 1.9µg 10%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.384mg 9%
Calories 40kcal 160kcal 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 1µg 5%
Copper 0.129mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.048mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.19mg 3%
Choline 10.9mg 23.7mg 2%
Potassium 322mg 271mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.107mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 0.854mg 2%
Phosphorus 43mg 27mg 2%
Folate 23µg 27µg 1%
Protein 1.87g 1.36g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.048g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.087mg 1%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.34mg 1%
Fiber 1.5g 1.8g 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 36.26g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 21mg 0%
Calcium 14mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 5.3g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 9mg 14mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.074g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.075g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.02mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.5%
Contains more FatsFats +57.1%
Contains more WaterWater +47.5%
Contains more OtherOther +38.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +332%

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
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +397.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +212.5%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.