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Chili Pepper vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chili Pepper and sugar

  • Sugar has less vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, copper, iron, vitamin K, manganese, potassium, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Chili Pepper cover your daily vitamin C needs 269% more than sugar.
  • The glycemic index of sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Peppers, hot chili, green, raw and Sugars, granulated.

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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%
Sugar
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16900%
Contains more IronIron +2300%
Contains more CopperCopper +2385.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5825%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%

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%
Sugar
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +373.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili Pepper Sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 0mg 269%
Carbs 9.46g 99.98g 30%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0mg 21%
Copper 0.174mg 0.007mg 19%
Calories 40kcal 387kcal 17%
Iron 1.2mg 0.05mg 14%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 0µg 12%
Manganese 0.237mg 0.004mg 10%
Potassium 340mg 2mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin A 59µg 0µg 7%
Phosphorus 46mg 0mg 7%
Folate 23µg 0µg 6%
Magnesium 25mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.95mg 0mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.019mg 5%
Protein 2g 0g 4%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.01mg 3%
Calcium 18mg 1mg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 7.96g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 5.1g 99.8g N/A
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 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
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +438600%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +956.9%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/nutrients

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

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