Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Chili pepper
  5. Compare
  6. Chili pepper vs. Rice

Chili pepper vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between chili pepper and rice

  • Chili pepper is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, potassium, and copper, yet rice is richer in selenium, manganese, folate, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili pepper is 160% higher.
  • Chili pepper has a lower glycemic index than rice.

Food types used in this article are Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked.

Infographic

Chili pepper vs Rice infographic
Infographic link

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%
Rice
Rice
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 3.1% 45% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +91.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +820%
Contains more CopperCopper +87%
Contains more IronIron +16.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +152.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%
~equal in Phosphorus ~43mg

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%
Rice
Rice
4
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 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1625%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +561.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +444.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +419%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +126.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94%
Contains more FolateFolate +152.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Rice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 0mg 160%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.093mg 32%
Selenium 0.5µg 7.5µg 13%
Vitamin K 14µg 0µg 12%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.472mg 12%
Folate 23µg 58µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.163mg 8%
Potassium 322mg 35mg 8%
Copper 0.129mg 0.069mg 7%
Carbs 8.81g 28.17g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.013mg 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Calories 40kcal 130kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.39mg 4%
Fiber 1.5g 0.4g 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.04mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 12mg 3%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.49mg 2%
Choline 10.9mg 2.1mg 2%
Iron 1.03mg 1.2mg 2%
Protein 1.87g 2.69g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.076g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 1.476mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 27.77g N/A
Calcium 14mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 5.3g 0.05g N/A
Phosphorus 43mg 43mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.077g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.063mg 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
Rice
Rice
2
3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more FatsFats +57.1%
Contains more WaterWater +28.6%
Contains more OtherOther +104.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +219.8%

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
Rice
Rice
1
32% 37% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +214.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +266.7%

People also compare

Chili pepper
Chili pepper vs Tomato
Tomato
Chili pepper
Chili pepper vs Eggplant
Eggplant
Chili pepper
Chili pepper vs Bell pepper
Bell pepper
Rice
Rice vs Brown rice
Brown rice
Rice
Rice vs Corn raw
Corn raw
Rice
Rice vs Wheat
Wheat

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. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/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.