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Pumpkin vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pumpkins and chili pepper

  • Pumpkins have more vitamin A; however, chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin K, iron, and vitamin B3.
  • Chili pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 154% more.
  • Pumpkins have 6 times more vitamin A than chili pepper. Pumpkins have 5755IU of vitamin A, while chili pepper has 952IU.
  • Pumpkins are lower in sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 6.4% 4.5% 20% 21% 30% 6.3% 13% 0.13% 12% 1.1%
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 less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40%
Contains more IronIron +80.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +13%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
~equal in Calcium ~14mg

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 16% 96% 16% 0% 7.8% 18% 7.7% 12% 10% 0% 2% 6.8% 3.4%
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 +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2957.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +201.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1050%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1650%
Contains more FolateFolate +155.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +75.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.201mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.7mg 143.7mg 154%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.506mg 36%
Vitamin A 288µg 48µg 27%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 14µg 11%
Iron 0.57mg 1.03mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.413mg 1.244mg 5%
Manganese 0.089mg 0.187mg 4%
Folate 9µg 23µg 4%
Copper 0.091mg 0.129mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.072mg 3%
Potassium 230mg 322mg 3%
Magnesium 9mg 23mg 3%
Fiber 1.1g 1.5g 2%
Phosphorus 30mg 43mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.239g 2%
Protein 0.72g 1.87g 2%
Choline 6.2mg 10.9mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.078mg 0.086mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 40kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.5µg 1%
Fats 0.07g 0.44g 1%
Carbs 4.9g 8.81g 1%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.69mg 1%
Net carbs 3.8g 7.31g N/A
Calcium 15mg 14mg 0%
Sugar 2.08g 5.3g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.26mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.201mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.024g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 4.9 g
Water: 93.69 g
Other: 0.62 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 +159.7%
Contains more FatsFats +528.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.8%
Contains more OtherOther +38.7%
~equal in Water ~88.02g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 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 -11.9%
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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168449/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.