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Chili pepper vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chili pepper and Peruvian groundcherry?

  • Chili pepper is higher in vitamin C; however, Peruvian groundcherry is richer in vitamin B3.
  • Chili pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 147% more.

We used Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Iron ~1mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~40mg

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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1206.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +52.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 11mg 147%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 39%
Copper 0.129mg 14%
Vitamin K 14µg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 2.8mg 10%
Potassium 322mg 9%
Manganese 0.187mg 8%
Folate 23µg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.04mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.11mg 3%
Choline 10.9mg 2%
Zinc 0.26mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Calories 40kcal 53kcal 1%
Calcium 14mg 9mg 1%
Vitamin A 48µg 36µg 1%
Carbs 8.81g 11.2g 1%
Protein 1.87g 1.9g 0%
Fats 0.44g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 11.2g N/A
Iron 1.03mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 5.3g N/A
Phosphorus 43mg 40mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +59.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.1%
~equal in Protein ~1.9g
~equal in Water ~85.4g
~equal in Other ~0.8g

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/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.