Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Sweet onion
  5. Compare
  6. Sweet onion vs. Chili pepper

Sweet onion vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between sweet onion and chili pepper

  • Sweet onion has less vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, copper, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B2 than chili pepper.
  • Chili pepper covers your daily need for vitamin C, 154% more than sweet onion.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Onions, sweet, raw and Peppers, hot chili, red, raw.

Infographic

Sweet onion vs Chili pepper infographic
Infographic link

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% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
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 +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.6%
Contains more IronIron +296.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +146.1%
~equal in Selenium ~0.5µg

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% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 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 +2893.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +330%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +835.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +289.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +98.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet onion Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.8mg 143.7mg 154%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.506mg 29%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 14µg 11%
Iron 0.26mg 1.03mg 10%
Copper 0.056mg 0.129mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 1.244mg 7%
Potassium 119mg 322mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.086mg 5%
Manganese 0.076mg 0.187mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.69mg 4%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.072mg 3%
Magnesium 9mg 23mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 2%
Fiber 0.9g 1.5g 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.201mg 2%
Protein 0.8g 1.87g 2%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.26mg 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.44g 1%
Choline 5.5mg 10.9mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 14mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 40kcal 0%
Carbs 7.55g 8.81g 0%
Net carbs 6.65g 7.31g N/A
Sugar 5.02g 5.3g N/A
Sodium 8mg 9mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Folate 23µg 23µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 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 +133.8%
Contains more FatsFats +450%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.7%
Contains more OtherOther +160.6%
~equal in Water ~88.02g

People also compare

Sweet onion
Sweet onion vs Onion
Onion
Sweet onion
Sweet onion vs Welsh onion
Welsh onion
Sweet onion
Sweet onion vs Chives
Chives
Chili pepper
Chili pepper vs Tomato
Tomato
Chili pepper
Chili pepper vs Eggplant
Eggplant
Chili pepper
Chili pepper vs Bell pepper
Bell pepper

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 onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.