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Chili pepper vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chili pepper and corn?

  • Chili pepper is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, copper, and iron; however, corn is richer in vitamin B5.
  • Chili pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 154% more.
  • Corn contains 35 times less vitamin K than chili pepper. Chili pepper contains 14µg of vitamin K, while corn contains 0.4µg.

We used Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.7%
Contains more IronIron +128.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +163.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more ZincZinc +138.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%

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 18% 4.3% 1.8% 0% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2512.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +269.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +264%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +294%
Contains more CholineCholine +167%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Corn DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 5.5mg 154%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.139mg 28%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.792mg 12%
Vitamin K 14µg 0.4µg 11%
Copper 0.129mg 0.049mg 9%
Iron 1.03mg 0.45mg 7%
Phosphorus 43mg 77mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.09mg 4%
Vitamin A 48µg 13µg 4%
Carbs 8.81g 20.98g 4%
Fiber 1.5g 2.4g 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 1.683mg 3%
Calories 40kcal 96kcal 3%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.62mg 3%
Protein 1.87g 3.41g 3%
Potassium 322mg 218mg 3%
Choline 10.9mg 29.1mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.603g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.057mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.093mg 2%
Fats 0.44g 1.5g 2%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.197g 1%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.167mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.374g 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.2µg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 26mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 3mg 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Net carbs 7.31g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 5.3g 4.54g N/A
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Folate 23µg 23µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.091mg 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
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3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +19.9%
Contains more OtherOther +22.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +82.4%
Contains more FatsFats +240.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138.1%

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
Corn
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17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1458.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +152.3%

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.