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Pumpkin flowers vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pumpkin flowers and chili pepper

  • Pumpkin flowers are higher in vitamin A and folate, yet chili pepper is higher in vitamin C.
  • Chili pepper covers your daily vitamin C needs 129% more than pumpkin flowers.
  • Pumpkin flowers contain 3 times more calcium than chili pepper. While pumpkin flowers contain 39mg of calcium, chili pepper contains only 14mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Pumpkin flowers, raw 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 17% 12% 15% 26% 0% 0% 21% 0.65% 0% 3.8%
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 +178.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.1%
Contains more IronIron +47.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

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 93% 32% 0% 0% 11% 17% 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 44% 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 AVitamin A +102.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +156.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +413.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin flowers Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 28mg 143.7mg 129%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 39%
Copper 0.129mg 14%
Vitamin K 14µg 12%
Folate 59µg 23µg 9%
Manganese 0.187mg 8%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Vitamin A 97µg 48µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 4%
Potassium 173mg 322mg 4%
Iron 0.7mg 1.03mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.042mg 0.072mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.69mg 1.244mg 3%
Calcium 39mg 14mg 3%
Zinc 0.26mg 2%
Protein 1.03g 1.87g 2%
Carbs 3.28g 8.81g 2%
Choline 10.9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.239g 2%
Calories 15kcal 40kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.086mg 1%
Phosphorus 49mg 43mg 1%
Fats 0.07g 0.44g 1%
Net carbs 3.28g 7.31g N/A
Magnesium 24mg 23mg 0%
Sugar 5.3g N/A
Sodium 5mg 9mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.024g 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.03 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 3.28 g
Water: 95.15 g
Other: 0.47 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 +81.6%
Contains more FatsFats +528.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168.6%
Contains more OtherOther +83%
~equal in Water ~88.02g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
73% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +166.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5875%

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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. Pumpkin flowers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169270/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.