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Chili Pepper vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chili Pepper and lentil

  • Chili Pepper are richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin K, while lentil is higher in folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B5, manganese, and zinc.
  • Chili Pepper cover your daily vitamin C needs 268% more than lentil.
  • Chili Pepper have 147 times more vitamin A than lentil. Chili Pepper have 1179IU of vitamin A, while lentil has 8IU.
  • Lentil has a higher glycemic index (29) than chili Pepper (10).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Peppers, hot chili, green, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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%
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44%
Contains more IronIron +177.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +323.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +291.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +108.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +460%
~equal in Calcium ~19mg
~equal in Potassium ~369mg

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%
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16066.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +527.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +741.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +945.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +687%
Contains more CholineCholine +194.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili Pepper Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 1.5mg 268%
Folate 23µg 181µg 40%
Iron 1.2mg 3.33mg 27%
Fiber 1.5g 7.9g 26%
Phosphorus 46mg 180mg 19%
Protein 2g 9.02g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0.638mg 12%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 1.7µg 11%
Manganese 0.237mg 0.494mg 11%
Copper 0.174mg 0.251mg 9%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.27mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.178mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.169mg 7%
Vitamin A 59µg 0µg 7%
Choline 11.1mg 32.7mg 4%
Selenium 0.5µg 2.8µg 4%
Calories 40kcal 116kcal 4%
Carbs 9.46g 20.13g 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.11mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 36mg 3%
Potassium 340mg 369mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.95mg 1.06mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 7.96g 12.23g N/A
Calcium 18mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 5.1g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.175g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +26%
Contains more ProteinProtein +351%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +112.8%
Contains more OtherOther +38.3%

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
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +481.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.6%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.