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Sweet potato vs. Chili Pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and chili Pepper?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, and fiber, yet chili Pepper are higher in vitamin C, vitamin K, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Chili Pepper' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 267% more.
  • Sweet potato has 13 times more vitamin B5 than chili Pepper. While sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, chili Pepper have only 0.061mg.
  • The glycemic index of chili Pepper is lower.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Peppers, hot chili, green, raw types 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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 5.4% 30% 45% 58% 8.2% 20% 0.91% 31% 2.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
Contains more IronIron +96.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg
~equal in Potassium ~340mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.3mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~46mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.237mg

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
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 808% 20% 14% 0% 23% 21% 18% 3.7% 64% 0% 36% 17% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1101.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1211.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10004.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +165.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +694.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +109.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~11.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Chili Pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.4mg 242.5mg 267%
Vitamin A 709µg 59µg 72%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.061mg 15%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 14.3µg 10%
Iron 0.61mg 1.2mg 7%
Fiber 3g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.278mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Carbs 20.12g 9.46g 4%
Folate 11µg 23µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.69mg 3%
Copper 0.151mg 0.174mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.95mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.09mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 7mg 2%
Calories 86kcal 40kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.109g 1%
Protein 1.57g 2g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.09mg 1%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.237mg 1%
Calcium 30mg 18mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 7.96g N/A
Magnesium 25mg 25mg 0%
Potassium 337mg 340mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 5.1g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.3mg 0%
Phosphorus 47mg 46mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.5µg 0%
Choline 12.3mg 11.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 9.46 g
Water: 87.74 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +112.7%
Contains more OtherOther +63.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.4%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more WaterWater +13.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
15% 8% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +678.6%

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 potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/nutrients
  2. Chili Pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170497/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.