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.
Mushrooms | Green peppers |
Nutrient | mushrooms | green peppers |
Protein | 16g | 9g |
Carbohydrate | 38g | 46g |
Fiber | 16g | 17g |
Fat | 3g | 2g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 2g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 1g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 1g |
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 | mushrooms | green peppers |
Choline | 34% | 14% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 29% |
Vitamin C | 38% | 1072% |
Vitamin E | 1% | 31% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 93% |
Green peppers have significantly more Vitamins A, E, C, K than mushrooms. Mushrooms are a good source of Vitamin C, Magnesium. Mushrooms are a great source of Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Zinc. Mushrooms are an excellent source of Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Iron. Green peppers are a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Riboflavin, Magnesium, Calcium, Phosphorus. Green peppers are a great source of Vitamin K, Thiamin, Niacin, Potassium, Iron. Green peppers are an excellent source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | mushrooms | green peppers |
Vitamin B1 | 52% | 57% |
Vitamin B2 | 195% | 26% |
Vitamin B3 | 266% | 40% |
Vitamin B5 | 309% | 20% |
Vitamin B6 | 62% | 204% |
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 | mushrooms | green peppers |
Sodium | 1% | 2% |
Potasium | 73% | 50% |
Calcium | 9% | 20% |
Magnesium | 24% | 29% |
Phosphorus | 107% | 34% |
Iron | 207% | 57% |
Manganese | 36% | 53% |
Selenium | 189% | 0% |
Copper | 360% | 66% |
Zinc | 66% | 14% |
You can use the Nutrient based Food and recipe finder, to rank foods based on nutrients:
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