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Chili Pepper vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chili Pepper and flax seeds

  • Chili Pepper are richer in vitamin C, while flax seeds are higher in vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, and zinc.
  • Chili Pepper cover your daily vitamin C needs 269% more than flax seeds.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Peppers, hot chili, green, raw and Seeds, flaxseed.

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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 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1468%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.1%
Contains more IronIron +377.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +601.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1346.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1295.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +947.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4980%

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 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40316.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +122.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +232.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1726.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +224.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1514.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +278.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +609%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili Pepper Flax seeds DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 0.6mg 269%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 28.73g 191%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 1.644mg 130%
Copper 0.174mg 1.22mg 116%
Fiber 1.5g 27.3g 103%
Manganese 0.237mg 2.482mg 98%
Magnesium 25mg 392mg 87%
Phosphorus 46mg 642mg 85%
Fats 0.2g 42.16g 65%
Iron 1.2mg 5.73mg 57%
Selenium 0.5µg 25.4µg 45%
Zinc 0.3mg 4.34mg 37%
Protein 2g 18.29g 33%
Calories 40kcal 534kcal 25%
Calcium 18mg 255mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 7.527g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0.985mg 18%
Saturated fat 0.021g 3.663g 17%
Folate 23µg 87µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.473mg 15%
Potassium 340mg 813mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.95mg 3.08mg 13%
Choline 11.1mg 78.7mg 12%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 4.3µg 8%
Vitamin A 59µg 0µg 7%
Carbs 9.46g 28.88g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.161mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.31mg 3%
Sodium 7mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 7.96g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 5.1g 1.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.957mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.472mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

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
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more WaterWater +1160.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +814.5%
Contains more FatsFats +20980%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +205.3%
Contains more OtherOther +518.3%

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
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68327.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26257.8%

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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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/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.