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

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What are the main differences between sweet potato and chili pepper?

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B5, and fiber, while chili pepper is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin K, and iron.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 265% higher.
  • Chili pepper has 4 times less vitamin B5 than sweet potato. Sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, while chili pepper has 0.201mg.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index (70) than chili pepper (45).

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Peppers, hot chili, red, raw types in this comparison.

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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 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
Contains more IronIron +68.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg
~equal in Potassium ~322mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~43mg

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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1377.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +298%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5887.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +165.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +41%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +123.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +142.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +677.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +109.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.072mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.4mg 143.7mg 157%
Vitamin A 709µg 48µg 73%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.506mg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.201mg 12%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 14µg 10%
Fiber 3g 1.5g 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Iron 0.61mg 1.03mg 5%
Carbs 20.12g 8.81g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 1.244mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.69mg 3%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.187mg 3%
Folate 11µg 23µg 3%
Copper 0.151mg 0.129mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.086mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.239g 2%
Calories 86kcal 40kcal 2%
Protein 1.57g 1.87g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.072mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Phosphorus 47mg 43mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.44g 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 7.31g N/A
Magnesium 25mg 23mg 0%
Potassium 337mg 322mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 5.3g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.26mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.042g 0%
Choline 12.3mg 10.9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.024g 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: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +128.4%
Contains more OtherOther +14%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.1%
Contains more FatsFats +780%
Contains more WaterWater +13.9%

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
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 -57.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1607.1%

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/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.