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Zucchini vs. Chili Pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between zucchini and chili Pepper?

  • Chili Pepper are richer than zucchini in vitamin C, vitamin A, copper, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin K.
  • Chili Pepper' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 250% more.
  • The amount of sugar in zucchini is lower.

We used Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 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 13% 4.8% 23% 14% 18% 8.7% 16% 1% 23% 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 MagnesiumMagnesium +38.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.3%
Contains more IronIron +224.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +228.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
~equal in Zinc ~0.3mg

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 60% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 11% 22% 8.5% 12% 38% 0% 11% 18% 5.2%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +234.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1254.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +490%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +475%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +110.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +232.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +16.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Chili Pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17.9mg 242.5mg 250%
Copper 0.053mg 0.174mg 13%
Iron 0.37mg 1.2mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.278mg 9%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 14.3µg 8%
Vitamin A 10µg 59µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.09mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.69mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 0.95mg 3%
Manganese 0.177mg 0.237mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 0.061mg 3%
Carbs 3.11g 9.46g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 25mg 2%
Potassium 261mg 340mg 2%
Protein 1.21g 2g 2%
Fiber 1g 1.5g 2%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.5µg 1%
Calories 17kcal 40kcal 1%
Phosphorus 38mg 46mg 1%
Fats 0.32g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.11g 7.96g N/A
Calcium 16mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 5.1g N/A
Zinc 0.32mg 0.3mg 0%
Sodium 8mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 0.09mg 0%
Folate 24µg 23µg 0%
Choline 9.5mg 11.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.084g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.109g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.054mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.041mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.061g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.03g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 3.11 g
Water: 94.79 g
Other: 0.57 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 FatsFats +60%
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.2%
~equal in Water ~87.74g
~equal in Other ~0.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 6% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.084 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 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 -75%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.011g

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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. Zucchini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169291/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.