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Chili Pepper vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chili Pepper and amaranth

  • Chili Pepper have more vitamin B6, vitamin B1, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, amaranth is richer in manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, selenium, and zinc.
  • Amaranth's daily need coverage for manganese is 27% more.
  • Chili Pepper contain 6 times more vitamin B1 than amaranth. Chili Pepper contain 0.09mg of vitamin B1, while amaranth contains 0.015mg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of amaranth is 97, while the glycemic index of chili Pepper is 10.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peppers, hot chili, green, raw and Amaranth grain, cooked.

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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 18% 5.4% 30% 45% 58% 8.2% 20% 0.91% 31% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 14% 12% 79% 50% 23% 63% 0.78% 111% 30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.1%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +186.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +221.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +260.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%

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 808% 20% 14% 0% 23% 21% 18% 3.7% 64% 0% 36% 17% 6.1%
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% 3.8% 0% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +304.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +146%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili Pepper Amaranth DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 269%
Manganese 0.237mg 0.854mg 27%
Phosphorus 46mg 148mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.113mg 13%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 12%
Iron 1.2mg 2.1mg 11%
Magnesium 25mg 65mg 10%
Selenium 0.5µg 5.5µg 9%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Vitamin A 59µg 7%
Potassium 340mg 135mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.015mg 6%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.86mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.022mg 5%
Protein 2g 3.8g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.95mg 0.235mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.19mg 3%
Calories 40kcal 102kcal 3%
Calcium 18mg 47mg 3%
Carbs 9.46g 18.69g 3%
Copper 0.174mg 0.149mg 3%
Fiber 1.5g 2.1g 2%
Fats 0.2g 1.58g 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Net carbs 7.96g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 5.1g N/A
Sodium 7mg 6mg 0%
Folate 23µg 22µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 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: 2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 9.46 g
Water: 87.74 g
Other: 0.6 g
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +90%
Contains more FatsFats +690%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.6%
Contains more OtherOther +28.3%

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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/170497/nutrients
  2. Amaranth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170683/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.