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Chili pepper vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chili pepper and sweet onion

  • Sweet onion has less vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, copper, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B2 than chili pepper.
  • Chili pepper covers your daily need for vitamin C, 154% more than sweet onion.
  • Chili pepper has 952 times more vitamin A than sweet onion. While chili pepper has 952IU of vitamin A, sweet onion has only 1IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Onions, sweet, 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 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.6%
Contains more IronIron +296.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +146.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.1%
~equal in Selenium ~0.5µg

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2893.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +330%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +835.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +289.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +98.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 4.8mg 154%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.13mg 29%
Vitamin K 14µg 0.3µg 11%
Iron 1.03mg 0.26mg 10%
Copper 0.129mg 0.056mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 0.133mg 7%
Potassium 322mg 119mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.02mg 5%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.076mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.02mg 4%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.041mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 9mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 2%
Fiber 1.5g 0.9g 2%
Phosphorus 43mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.098mg 2%
Protein 1.87g 0.8g 2%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.13mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.08g 1%
Choline 10.9mg 5.5mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 20mg 1%
Calories 40kcal 32kcal 0%
Carbs 8.81g 7.55g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 5.3g 5.02g N/A
Sodium 9mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Folate 23µg 23µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.011mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +133.8%
Contains more FatsFats +450%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.7%
Contains more OtherOther +160.6%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

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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 onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.