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Chili Pepper vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chili Pepper and pumpkins

  • Chili Pepper have more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin K, copper, iron, and manganese, while pumpkins have more vitamin A.
  • Chili Pepper cover your daily need for vitamin C, 264% more than pumpkins.
  • Chili Pepper contain 18 times more vitamin K than pumpkins. While chili Pepper contain 14.3µg of vitamin K, pumpkins contain only 0.8µg.
  • The amount of sugar in pumpkins is lower.
  • Chili Pepper have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chili Pepper is 10, while the glycemic index of pumpkins is 52.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, hot chili, green, raw and Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.5% 20% 21% 30% 6.3% 13% 0.13% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.8%
Contains more IronIron +110.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +166.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%

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 16% 96% 16% 0% 7.8% 18% 7.7% 12% 10% 0% 2% 6.8% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5059.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +531.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1687.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +155.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +79%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +388.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +229.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili Pepper Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 4.7mg 264%
Vitamin A 59µg 288µg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.044mg 18%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 0.8µg 11%
Copper 0.174mg 0.091mg 9%
Iron 1.2mg 0.57mg 8%
Manganese 0.237mg 0.089mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.031mg 5%
Folate 23µg 9µg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 9mg 4%
Potassium 340mg 230mg 3%
Protein 2g 0.72g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0.201mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.95mg 0.413mg 3%
Fiber 1.5g 1.1g 2%
Carbs 9.46g 4.9g 2%
Phosphorus 46mg 30mg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 6.2mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.004g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.078mg 1%
Calories 40kcal 20kcal 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.2µg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.23mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.8mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.07g 0%
Net carbs 7.96g 3.8g N/A
Calcium 18mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 5.1g 2.08g N/A
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.009g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.023mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.023mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.011mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 4.9 g
Water: 93.69 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +177.8%
Contains more FatsFats +185.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93.1%
~equal in Water ~93.69g
~equal in Other ~0.62g

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
74% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2625%

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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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168449/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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