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Chili Pepper vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chili Pepper and eggplant different?

  • Chili Pepper are higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, iron, copper, and vitamin K; however, eggplant is richer in fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili Pepper is 267% higher.
  • Chili Pepper contain 51 times more vitamin A than eggplant. While chili Pepper contain 1179IU of vitamin A, eggplant contains only 23IU.
  • Chili Pepper have a lower glycemic index (10) than eggplant (30).

Peppers, hot chili, green, raw and Eggplant, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +78.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.5%
Contains more IronIron +421.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
~equal in Manganese ~0.232mg

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10922.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +130%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +143.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +231%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +308.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +360.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili Pepper Eggplant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 2.2mg 267%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.084mg 15%
Iron 1.2mg 0.23mg 12%
Copper 0.174mg 0.081mg 10%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 3.5µg 9%
Vitamin A 59µg 1µg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 3g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.039mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0.281mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.037mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 14mg 3%
Potassium 340mg 229mg 3%
Phosphorus 46mg 24mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.95mg 0.649mg 2%
Protein 2g 0.98g 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Calories 40kcal 25kcal 1%
Choline 11.1mg 6.9mg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.16mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 9mg 1%
Carbs 9.46g 5.88g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 7.96g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 5.1g 3.53g N/A
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.3µg 0%
Manganese 0.237mg 0.232mg 0%
Folate 23µg 22µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +104.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.18g
~equal in Water ~92.3g
~equal in Other ~0.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 8% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.5%

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.