Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids and liquids vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids and liquids and tomatoes

  • Peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids, and liquids is higher in vitamin C, copper, vitamin B6, and iron, yet tomatoes are higher in vitamin A.
  • Peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids, and liquids covers your daily sodium needs 59% more than tomatoes.
  • Peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids,, and liquids contains 4 times more calcium than tomatoes. While peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids,, and liquids contains 41mg of calcium, tomatoes contain only 10mg.
  • The amount of sodium in tomatoes is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids, and liquids and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

Infographic

Peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids and liquids vs Tomato 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 7.9% 12% 13% 30% 43% 4.9% 8.6% 179% 21% 1.6%
Tomato
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +310%
Contains more IronIron +196.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +120.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.17mg

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 155% 8.7% 0% 0% 6.3% 6.9% 10% 2.3% 41% 0% 0% 12% 0%
Tomato
6
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +239.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +134.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.594mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~15µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids and liquids Tomato DV% diff.
Sodium 1369mg 5mg 59%
Vitamin C 46.5mg 13.7mg 36%
Copper 0.13mg 0.059mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.08mg 8%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 7%
Iron 0.8mg 0.27mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Potassium 146mg 237mg 3%
Calcium 41mg 10mg 3%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.114mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin A 26µg 42µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.019mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.038mg 0.089mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 0.083g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.037mg 1%
Phosphorus 20mg 24mg 1%
Calories 18kcal 18kcal 0%
Protein 0.8g 0.88g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 3.9g 3.89g 0%
Net carbs 2.7g 2.69g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 2.63g N/A
Fiber 1.2g 1.2g 0%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.55mg 0.594mg 0%
Folate 16µg 15µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.042mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.025mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.034mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 91% 4%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.9 g
Water: 91.25 g
Other: 3.75 g
Tomato
2
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more OtherOther +635.3%
~equal in Protein ~0.88g
~equal in Carbs ~3.89g
~equal in Water ~94.52g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Tomato
2
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +55%

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. Peppers, sweet, red, canned, solids and liquids - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168546/nutrients
  2. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.