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Chili pepper vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chili pepper and eggplant different?

  • Chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, iron, vitamin K, and copper; however, eggplant is richer in fiber.
  • Chili pepper covers your daily need for vitamin C, 157% more than eggplant.
  • Chili pepper has 41 times more vitamin A than eggplant. Chili pepper has 952IU of vitamin A, while eggplant has 23IU.
  • Chili pepper has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chili pepper is 45, while the glycemic index of eggplant is 30.

Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Eggplant, raw types were 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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +64.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.6%
Contains more IronIron +347.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.1%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6431.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +130%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +84.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +502.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +58%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Eggplant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 2.2mg 157%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.084mg 32%
Iron 1.03mg 0.23mg 10%
Vitamin K 14µg 3.5µg 9%
Fiber 1.5g 3g 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 1µg 5%
Copper 0.129mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 0.649mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.037mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.039mg 3%
Potassium 322mg 229mg 3%
Phosphorus 43mg 24mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.281mg 2%
Protein 1.87g 0.98g 2%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.232mg 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Magnesium 23mg 14mg 2%
Calories 40kcal 25kcal 1%
Choline 10.9mg 6.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.076g 1%
Calcium 14mg 9mg 1%
Carbs 8.81g 5.88g 1%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.16mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 5.3g 3.53g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.3µg 0%
Folate 23µg 22µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +90.8%
Contains more FatsFats +144.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +49.8%
Contains more OtherOther +30.3%
~equal in Water ~92.3g

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +214.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19%

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.