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Winter melon vs. Chili Pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between winter melon and chili Pepper

  • Winter melon has more fiber, while chili Pepper have more vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, copper, iron, potassium, and manganese.
  • Chili Pepper cover your daily need for vitamin C, 255% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon contains 16 times more sodium than chili Pepper. While winter melon contains 111mg of sodium, chili Pepper contain only 7mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Peppers, hot chili, green, raw.

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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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
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 ZincZinc +103.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5566.7%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +656.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +142.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +308.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1765.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +694.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +360%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Chili Pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 13mg 242.5mg 255%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.278mg 19%
Copper 0.023mg 0.174mg 17%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 12%
Potassium 6mg 340mg 10%
Iron 0.4mg 1.2mg 10%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.237mg 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 59µg 7%
Fiber 2.9g 1.5g 6%
Folate 5µg 23µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Sodium 111mg 7mg 5%
Phosphorus 19mg 46mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.09mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 25mg 4%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.95mg 3%
Protein 0.4g 2g 3%
Carbs 3g 9.46g 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.061mg 1%
Calories 13kcal 40kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.5µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 7.96g N/A
Calcium 19mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 5.1g N/A
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.109g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 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 ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +215.3%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~87.74g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 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 -23.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +236.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.3%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.

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