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Chili pepper vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chili pepper and dates?

  • Chili pepper is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin K, while dates are higher in fiber, potassium, copper, and vitamin B5.
  • Chili pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 159% higher.
  • Dates have 95 times less vitamin A than chili pepper. Chili pepper has 952IU of vitamin A, while dates have 10IU.

We used Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Dates, deglet noor types in this comparison.

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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%
Dates
Dates
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +178.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
~equal in Iron ~1.02mg

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%
Dates
Dates
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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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +35825%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +206.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +418.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +73%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +193%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.274mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 0.4mg 159%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.165mg 26%
Fiber 1.5g 8g 26%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 8.81g 75.03g 22%
Calories 40kcal 282kcal 12%
Potassium 322mg 656mg 10%
Copper 0.129mg 0.206mg 9%
Vitamin K 14µg 2.7µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.589mg 8%
Selenium 0.5µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 43mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.05mg 4%
Phosphorus 43mg 62mg 3%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.262mg 3%
Calcium 14mg 39mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.066mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.019g 1%
Folate 23µg 19µg 1%
Choline 10.9mg 6.3mg 1%
Protein 1.87g 2.45g 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 67.03g N/A
Iron 1.03mg 1.02mg 0%
Sugar 5.3g 63.35g N/A
Zinc 0.26mg 0.29mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 1.274mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.032mg 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
Dates
Dates
3
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +12.8%
Contains more WaterWater +328.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +31%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +751.6%
Contains more OtherOther +86%

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
Dates
Dates
2
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1157.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/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.