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Chili pepper vs. Nopales — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chili pepper and nopales

  • Chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, copper, vitamin K, iron, and vitamin B3; however, nopales have more calcium, manganese, and magnesium.
  • Chili pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 149% more.
  • Chili pepper has 7 times more vitamin B6 than nopales. Chili pepper has 0.506mg of vitamin B6, while nopales have 0.07mg.
  • Chili pepper has a higher glycemic index than nopales.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Nopales, 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 37% 49% 23% 22% 17% 6.8% 6.9% 2.7% 60% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.3%
Contains more IronIron +74.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +168.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +126.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1071.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +144.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
~equal in Zinc ~0.25mg

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 31% 7.7% 0% 0% 3% 9.5% 7.7% 10% 16% 0% 13% 2.3% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1445.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +108.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +203.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +622.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +164.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +49.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Nopales DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 9.3mg 149%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.07mg 34%
Calcium 14mg 164mg 15%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.457mg 12%
Copper 0.129mg 0.052mg 9%
Magnesium 23mg 52mg 7%
Vitamin K 14µg 5.3µg 7%
Iron 1.03mg 0.59mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.012mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0mg 5%
Folate 23µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 0.41mg 5%
Phosphorus 43mg 16mg 4%
Fiber 1.5g 2.2g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin A 48µg 23µg 3%
Potassium 322mg 257mg 2%
Carbs 8.81g 3.33g 2%
Choline 10.9mg 7.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.05g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.167mg 1%
Calories 40kcal 16kcal 1%
Protein 1.87g 1.32g 1%
Sodium 9mg 21mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.09g 1%
Net carbs 7.31g 1.13g N/A
Sugar 5.3g 1.15g N/A
Zinc 0.26mg 0.25mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.018g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.059mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.025mg 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
3% 94%
Protein: 1.32 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 94.12 g
Other: 1.14 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.7%
Contains more FatsFats +388.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +164.6%
Contains more OtherOther +32.6%
~equal in Water ~94.12g

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
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +378%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.9%

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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. Nopales - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168571/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.