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Chili pepper vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chili pepper and watermelon

  • Chili pepper is higher than watermelon in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin K, iron, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B3, manganese, and potassium.
  • Chili pepper covers your daily vitamin C needs 151% more than watermelon.
  • Chili pepper contains 140 times more vitamin K than watermelon. While chili pepper contains 14µg of vitamin K, watermelon contains only 0.1µg.
  • The glycemic index of chili pepper is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Watermelon, 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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +187.5%
Contains more IronIron +329.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +207.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +160%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +290.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +392.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1674.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +309.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +598.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1024.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13900%
Contains more FolateFolate +666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +165.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.221mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 8.1mg 151%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.045mg 35%
Vitamin K 14µg 0.1µg 12%
Iron 1.03mg 0.24mg 10%
Copper 0.129mg 0.042mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 0.178mg 7%
Potassium 322mg 112mg 6%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.038mg 6%
Folate 23µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.021mg 5%
Phosphorus 43mg 11mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.05mg 4%
Fiber 1.5g 0.4g 4%
Protein 1.87g 0.61g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.033mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin A 48µg 28µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.05g 1%
Choline 10.9mg 4.1mg 1%
Calories 40kcal 30kcal 1%
Calcium 14mg 7mg 1%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.1mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.15g 0%
Carbs 8.81g 7.55g 0%
Net carbs 7.31g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 5.3g 6.2g N/A
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.221mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.006mg 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: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +206.6%
Contains more FatsFats +193.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.7%
Contains more OtherOther +258.3%
~equal in Water ~91.45g

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +378%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54.2%

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.