First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
| Green tomatoes | Red peppers |
| Nutrient | green tomatoes | red peppers |
| Protein | 10g | 6g |
| Carbohydrate | 44g | 39g |
| Fiber | 10g | 14g |
| Fat | 2g | 2g |
| Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 2g |
| Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 0g |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
| Nutrient | green tomatoes | red peppers |
| Choline | 18% | 9% |
| Vitamin A | 45% | 162% |
| Vitamin C | 271% | 1098% |
| Vitamin E | 28% | 85% |
| Vitamin K | 110% | 40% |
Green tomatoes have significantly more Vitamins K than red peppers. Red peppers have significantly more Vitamins A, E, C than green tomatoes. Green tomatoes are a good source of Vitamin E, Riboflavin, Niacin, Magnesium, Calcium. Green tomatoes are a great source of Vitamin A, Thiamin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron. Green tomatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin K, Vitamin C. Red peppers are a good source of Thiamin, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus. Red peppers are a great source of Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Iron. Red peppers are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
| Nutrient | green tomatoes | red peppers |
| Vitamin B1 | 52% | 35% |
| Vitamin B2 | 32% | 50% |
| Vitamin B3 | 36% | 53% |
| Vitamin B5 | 87% | 41% |
| Vitamin B6 | 64% | 171% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
| Nutrient | green tomatoes | red peppers |
| Sodium | 8% | 2% |
| Potasium | 51% | 39% |
| Calcium | 23% | 9% |
| Magnesium | 25% | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 42% | 29% |
| Iron | 74% | 46% |
| Manganese | 38% | 31% |
| Selenium | 8% | 1% |
| Copper | 78% | 11% |
| Zinc | 6% | 17% |
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