Potato vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between potatoes and chili pepper

Potatoes have more potassium; however, chili pepper is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin K, and vitamin A.
Chili pepper covers your daily need for vitamin C 149% more than potatoes.
Potatoes have 2 times more carbs than chili pepper. While potatoes have 21.15g of carbs, chili pepper has only 8.81g.
Potatoes have less sugar.
The glycemic index of potatoes is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Potatoes, baked, flesh, and skin, without salt and Peppers, hot chili, red, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Potato

Chili pepper

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+17.1%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+25%

~equal in Calcium ~14mg

~equal in Iron ~1.03mg

~equal in Copper ~0.129mg

~equal in Sodium ~9mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Potato

Chili pepper

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+87.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1396.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1625%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+62.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+600%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	9.6mg	143.7mg	149%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.506mg	15%
Vitamin K	2µg	14µg	10%
Starch	17.27g		7%
Potassium	535mg	322mg	6%
Vitamin A	1µg	48µg	5%
Carbs	21.15g	8.81g	4%
Phosphorus	70mg	43mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0.69mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.376mg	0.201mg	4%
Calories	93kcal	40kcal	3%
Fiber	2.2g	1.5g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.048mg	0.086mg	3%
Protein	2.5g	1.87g	1%
Magnesium	28mg	23mg	1%
Iron	1.08mg	1.03mg	1%
Copper	0.118mg	0.129mg	1%
Zinc	0.36mg	0.26mg	1%
Manganese	0.219mg	0.187mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.072mg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.41mg	1.244mg	1%
Folate	28µg	23µg	1%
Choline	14.8mg	10.9mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.057g	0.239g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.7g	4.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	372kcal	214kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	108g	250g	N/A
Fats	0.13g	0.44g	0%
Net carbs	18.95g	7.31g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	1.18g	5.3g	N/A
Sodium	10mg	9mg	0%
Selenium	0.4µg	0.5µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.034g	0.042g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.024g	0%
Tryptophan	0.025mg	0.026mg	0%
Threonine	0.081mg	0.074mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.08mg	0.065mg	0%
Leucine	0.119mg	0.105mg	0%
Lysine	0.13mg	0.089mg	0%
Methionine	0.038mg	0.024mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.099mg	0.062mg	0%
Valine	0.125mg	0.084mg	0%
Histidine	0.042mg	0.041mg	0%
Fructose	0.34g		0%