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Chili Pepper vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chili Pepper and salsa different?

  • Chili Pepper are richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and copper, while salsa is higher in iron.
  • Chili Pepper cover your daily need for vitamin C, 265% more than salsa.
  • Chili Pepper contain 2 times more vitamin A than salsa. Chili Pepper contain 1179IU of vitamin A, while salsa contains 550IU.
  • Chili Pepper are lower in sodium.

Peppers, hot chili, green, raw and USDA Commodity, salsa types were 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more IronIron +86.7%

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%
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5962.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +110.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili Pepper Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 4mg 265%
Sodium 7mg 430mg 18%
Iron 1.2mg 2.24mg 13%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.149mg 10%
Manganese 0.237mg 10%
Copper 0.174mg 0.096mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.03mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin A 59µg 28µg 3%
Potassium 340mg 270mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 16mg 2%
Phosphorus 46mg 30mg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Calcium 18mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.95mg 1.08mg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.17mg 1%
Carbs 9.46g 7g 1%
Folate 23µg 19µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Protein 2g 1.5g 1%
Calories 40kcal 36kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 7.96g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 5.1g N/A
Fiber 1.5g 1.4g 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.107g 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
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.1%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~89.7g

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
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.107g

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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

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.