Rutabagas vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are rutabagas and bell peppers different?
- Bell peppers are higher than rutabagas in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
- Bell peppers cover your daily need for vitamin C, 62% more than rutabagas.
- Rutabagas contain 4 times more calcium than bell peppers. Rutabagas contain 43mg of calcium, while bell peppers contain 10mg.
- Rutabagas have a higher glycemic index (72) than bell peppers (32).
Rutabagas, raw and Peppers, sweet, green, raw types were used in this article.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +100% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +330% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +74.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +29.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +84.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +165% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +106.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -75% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +57.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +42.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +45.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +61.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +110% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +156.4% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +221.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +23.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +124% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +2366.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 25mg | 80.4mg | 62% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | 0.224mg | 10% |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 7.4µg | 6% |
Phosphorus | 53mg | 20mg | 5% |
Potassium | 305mg | 175mg | 4% |
Copper | 0.032mg | 0.066mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.09mg | 0.057mg | 3% |
Calcium | 43mg | 10mg | 3% |
Folate | 21µg | 10µg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 18µg | 2% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 10mg | 2% |
Fiber | 2.3g | 1.7g | 2% |
Choline | 14.1mg | 5.5mg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.16mg | 0.099mg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.7mg | 0.48mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.04mg | 0.028mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 0µg | 1% |
Calories | 37kcal | 20kcal | 1% |
Fructose | 1.61g | 1.12g | 1% |
Zinc | 0.24mg | 0.13mg | 1% |
Iron | 0.44mg | 0.34mg | 1% |
Carbs | 8.62g | 4.64g | 1% |
Protein | 1.08g | 0.86g | 0% |
Fats | 0.16g | 0.17g | 0% |
Net carbs | 6.32g | 2.94g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.46g | 2.4g | N/A |
Starch | 0.4g | 0g | 0% |
Sodium | 12mg | 3mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.3mg | 0.37mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.131mg | 0.122mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.027g | 0.058g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.025g | 0.008g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.062g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.036mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.024mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.036mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.039mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.007mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.092mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.036mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.01mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.08 g
Fats:
0.16 g
Carbs:
8.62 g
Water:
89.43 g
Other:
0.71 g
Protein:
0.86 g
Fats:
0.17 g
Carbs:
4.64 g
Water:
93.89 g
Other:
0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +25.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +85.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +61.4% |
~equal in
Fats
~0.17g
~equal in
Water
~93.89g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.088 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.062 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -53.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +212.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +41.9% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Starch:
0.4 g
Sucrose:
0.53 g
Glucose:
2.3 g
Fructose:
1.61 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0.02 g
Galactose:
0 g
Starch:
0 g
Sucrose:
0.11 g
Glucose:
1.16 g
Fructose:
1.12 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0 g
Galactose:
0 g
Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +381.8% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +98.3% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +43.8% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
~equal in
Lactose
~0g
~equal in
Galactose
~0g