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Potato salad vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between potato salad and chili pepper

  • Potato salad has more vitamin B5 and selenium; however, chili pepper is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A.
  • Chili pepper covers your daily need for vitamin C, 149% more than potato salad.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Potato salad, home-prepared and Peppers, hot chili, red, raw.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +720%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.8%
Contains more IronIron +58.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +85.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.129mg

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +165.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1337%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +258.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +228.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.072mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10mg 143.7mg 149%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.506mg 28%
Sodium 529mg 9mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.239g 23%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Fats 8.2g 0.44g 12%
Vitamin K 14µg 12%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.5µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.201mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.024g 6%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.042g 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Calories 143kcal 40kcal 5%
Iron 0.65mg 1.03mg 5%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.187mg 4%
Folate 7µg 23µg 4%
Potassium 254mg 322mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin A 32µg 48µg 2%
Choline 10.9mg 2%
Protein 2.68g 1.87g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.086mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 1.244mg 2%
Carbs 11.17g 8.81g 1%
Calcium 19mg 14mg 1%
Copper 0.118mg 0.129mg 1%
Fiber 1.3g 1.5g 1%
Phosphorus 52mg 43mg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 7.31g N/A
Sugar 5.3g N/A
Zinc 0.31mg 0.26mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.072mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1763.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.8%
Contains more OtherOther +126.7%
Contains more WaterWater +15.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
14% 8% 78%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.024 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.239 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10233.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1463.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/nutrients
  2. Chili pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170106/nutrients

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

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