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Chili Pepper vs. Wax gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chili Pepper and wax gourd

  • Wax gourd contains less vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, copper, iron, potassium, vitamin K, manganese, and vitamin B2 than chili Pepper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili Pepper is 258% higher.

Food types used in this article are Peppers, hot chili, green, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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 7.1% 5.4% 0.44% 14% 7.3% 16% 7.3% 14% 7.3% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6700%
Contains more IronIron +215.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +690.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +323.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more ZincZinc +96.7%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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 35% 0% 1.6% 0% 8.5% 0.23% 7.2% 7.3% 7.4% 0% 7% 3% 2.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2209.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +762.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +8900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +768.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +410.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +475%
Contains more CholineCholine +126.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +98.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili Pepper Wax gourd DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 10.5mg 258%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.032mg 19%
Copper 0.174mg 0.022mg 17%
Iron 1.2mg 0.38mg 10%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 2.8µg 10%
Potassium 340mg 5mg 10%
Manganese 0.237mg 0.056mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.001mg 7%
Vitamin A 59µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.034mg 5%
Folate 23µg 4µg 5%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.95mg 0.384mg 4%
Phosphorus 46mg 17mg 4%
Sodium 7mg 107mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.08mg 4%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.59mg 3%
Protein 2g 0.4g 3%
Carbs 9.46g 3.04g 2%
Fiber 1.5g 1g 2%
Choline 11.1mg 4.9mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0.121mg 1%
Calories 40kcal 14kcal 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 7.96g 2.04g N/A
Calcium 18mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 5.1g 1.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.003mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 96.06 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +211.2%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~96.06g

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +236.4%

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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. Wax gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170475/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.