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Chili pepper vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chili pepper and potatoes

  • Chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin K; however, potatoes are higher in potassium.
  • Chili pepper covers your daily need for vitamin C, 149% more than potatoes.
  • Chili pepper has 95 times more vitamin A than potatoes. While chili pepper has 952IU of vitamin A, potatoes have only 10IU.
  • Potatoes have less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of potatoes is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt.

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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 20% 4.5% 47% 41% 39% 9.8% 30% 1.3% 29% 2.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.1%
~equal in Calcium ~15mg
~equal in Iron ~1.08mg
~equal in Copper ~0.118mg

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 32% 0.33% 0.8% 0% 16% 11% 26% 23% 72% 0% 5% 21% 8.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1396.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1625%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 9.6mg 149%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.311mg 15%
Vitamin K 14µg 2µg 10%
Starch 17.27g 7%
Potassium 322mg 535mg 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 1µg 5%
Carbs 8.81g 21.15g 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.04mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.376mg 4%
Phosphorus 43mg 70mg 4%
Fiber 1.5g 2.2g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.048mg 3%
Calories 40kcal 93kcal 3%
Folate 23µg 28µg 1%
Choline 10.9mg 14.8mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 1.41mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.057g 1%
Protein 1.87g 2.5g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.064mg 1%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.219mg 1%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.36mg 1%
Copper 0.129mg 0.118mg 1%
Iron 1.03mg 1.08mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 28mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 18.95g N/A
Calcium 14mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 5.3g 1.18g N/A
Sodium 9mg 10mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.081mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.08mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.119mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.13mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.099mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.042mg 0%
Fructose 0.34g 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
Potato
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3% 21% 75%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 21.15 g
Water: 74.89 g
Other: 1.33 g
Contains more FatsFats +238.5%
Contains more WaterWater +17.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.1%
Contains more OtherOther +54.7%

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
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +319.3%
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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170093/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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