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Chili pepper vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chili pepper and lime different?

  • Chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, copper, vitamin B3, potassium, and iron; however, lime is richer in fiber.
  • Chili pepper covers your daily need for vitamin C, 127% more than lime.
  • Chili pepper has 23 times more manganese than lime. Chili pepper has 0.187mg of manganese, while lime has 0.008mg.
  • Chili pepper has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chili pepper is 45, while the glycemic index of lime is 32.

Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Limes, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +215.7%
Contains more IronIron +71.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +98.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +136.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +138.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2237.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%

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%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +393.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +213.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +330%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +522%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1076.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +187.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +113.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.217mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 29.1mg 127%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.043mg 36%
Vitamin K 14µg 0.6µg 11%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.008mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 0.2mg 7%
Copper 0.129mg 0.065mg 7%
Potassium 322mg 102mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 2.8g 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 2µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.02mg 5%
Iron 1.03mg 0.6mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 6mg 4%
Phosphorus 43mg 18mg 4%
Folate 23µg 8µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.22mg 3%
Protein 1.87g 0.7g 2%
Calcium 14mg 33mg 2%
Choline 10.9mg 5.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.055g 1%
Calories 40kcal 30kcal 1%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.11mg 1%
Carbs 8.81g 10.54g 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 5.3g 1.69g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.217mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.002mg 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
Lime
Lime
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +167.1%
Contains more FatsFats +120%
Contains more OtherOther +186.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.6%
~equal in Water ~88.26g

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
Lime
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +334.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.6%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.