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Chili Pepper vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chili Pepper and wheat ?

  • Chili Pepper are richer in vitamin C, yet wheat is richer in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Chili Pepper' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 269% higher.
  • Chili Pepper have a lower glycemic index than wheat .

We used Peppers, hot chili, green, raw and Wheat, durum types in this comparison.

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +476%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.8%
Contains more IronIron +193.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1286.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1004.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1170.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17780%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +365.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +609.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1432.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +87%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili Pepper Wheat DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 0mg 269%
Selenium 0.5µg 89.4µg 162%
Manganese 0.237mg 3.012mg 121%
Phosphorus 46mg 508mg 66%
Copper 0.174mg 0.553mg 42%
Vitamin B3 0.95mg 6.738mg 36%
Zinc 0.3mg 4.16mg 35%
Iron 1.2mg 3.52mg 29%
Magnesium 25mg 144mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.419mg 27%
Protein 2g 13.68g 23%
Carbs 9.46g 71.13g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0.935mg 17%
Calories 40kcal 339kcal 15%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.419mg 11%
Vitamin A 59µg 0µg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.978g 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Folate 23µg 43µg 5%
Potassium 340mg 431mg 3%
Fats 0.2g 2.47g 3%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.454g 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.121mg 2%
Calcium 18mg 34mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.344g 1%
Net carbs 7.96g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 5.1g N/A
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +702%
Contains more ProteinProtein +584%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +651.9%
Contains more OtherOther +196.7%

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3027.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +797.2%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.