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Chili pepper vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chili pepper and flour

  • Chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A; however, flour is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Chili pepper covers your daily vitamin C needs 160% more than flour.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of chili pepper is 45.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +200.9%
Contains more IronIron +350.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +169.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +264.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6680%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg
~equal in Calcium ~15mg

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%
Flour
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1050%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1050%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +990.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +474.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +374.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +117.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +695.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin C 143.7mg 0mg 160%
Selenium 0.5µg 33.9µg 61%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.785mg 59%
Iron 1.03mg 4.64mg 45%
Folate 23µg 183µg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.044mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.494mg 31%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 5.904mg 29%
Carbs 8.81g 76.31g 23%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.682mg 22%
Protein 1.87g 10.33g 17%
Calories 40kcal 364kcal 16%
Vitamin K 14µg 0.3µg 11%
Phosphorus 43mg 108mg 9%
Potassium 322mg 107mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.438mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 2.7g 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.06mg 4%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.7mg 4%
Copper 0.129mg 0.144mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 0.413g 1%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.155g 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.98g 1%
Net carbs 7.31g 73.61g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 22mg 0%
Calcium 14mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 5.3g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Choline 10.9mg 10.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +638.4%
Contains more OtherOther +87%
Contains more ProteinProtein +452.4%
Contains more FatsFats +122.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +766.2%

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
Flour
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +262.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.8%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.