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Chili pepper vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chili pepper and sweet and sour different?

  • Chili pepper is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, vitamin B3, potassium, and fiber; however, sweet, and sour is richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili pepper is 150% higher.
  • Chili pepper contains 95 times more vitamin A than sweet and sour. While chili pepper contains 952IU of vitamin A, sweet, and sour contains only 10IU.
  • Chili pepper has less sodium.
  • Chili pepper has a lower glycemic index (45) than sweet and sour (70).

Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve are the varieties used 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225.3%
Contains more IronIron +390.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +188.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +514.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +307%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1551.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +352.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +565.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +854.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6900%
Contains more FolateFolate +187.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +354.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 8.7mg 150%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.053mg 35%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.761mg 25%
Sodium 9mg 371mg 16%
Vitamin K 14µg 0.2µg 12%
Carbs 8.81g 38.22g 10%
Iron 1.03mg 0.21mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 0.187mg 7%
Potassium 322mg 99mg 7%
Calories 40kcal 150kcal 6%
Copper 0.129mg 0.079mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0.1g 6%
Phosphorus 43mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.019mg 5%
Folate 23µg 8µg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Protein 1.87g 0.27g 3%
Choline 10.9mg 2.4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.093mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.048mg 2%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.09mg 2%
Fats 0.44g 0.02g 1%
Net carbs 7.31g 38.12g N/A
Calcium 14mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 5.3g 18.75g N/A
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +592.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2100%
Contains more WaterWater +46%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +333.8%
Contains more OtherOther +41.9%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.