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Sweet and sour vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet and sour and chili pepper different?

  • Sweet and sour is higher in manganese; however, chili pepper is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, vitamin B3, potassium, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chili pepper is 150% higher.
  • Sweet and sour contains 41 times more sodium than chili pepper. While sweet and sour contains 371mg of sodium, chili pepper contains only 9mg.
  • Chili pepper has a lower glycemic index (45) than sweet and sour (70).

Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve and Peppers, hot chili, red, raw are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
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 ManganeseManganese +307%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225.3%
Contains more IronIron +390.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +188.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +514.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
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 CVitamin C +1551.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +352.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +565.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +854.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6900%
Contains more FolateFolate +187.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +354.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8.7mg 143.7mg 150%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.506mg 35%
Manganese 0.761mg 0.187mg 25%
Sodium 371mg 9mg 16%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 14µg 12%
Carbs 38.22g 8.81g 10%
Iron 0.21mg 1.03mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 1.244mg 7%
Potassium 99mg 322mg 7%
Calories 150kcal 40kcal 6%
Copper 0.079mg 0.129mg 6%
Fiber 0.1g 1.5g 6%
Phosphorus 7mg 43mg 5%
Vitamin A 1µg 48µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.69mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.086mg 5%
Folate 8µg 23µg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 23mg 4%
Protein 0.27g 1.87g 3%
Choline 2.4mg 10.9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.239g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.201mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.072mg 2%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.26mg 2%
Fats 0.02g 0.44g 1%
Net carbs 38.12g 7.31g N/A
Calcium 10mg 14mg 0%
Sugar 18.75g 5.3g N/A
Selenium 0.4µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 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 CarbsCarbs +333.8%
Contains more OtherOther +41.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +592.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2100%
Contains more WaterWater +46%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.