Red chili peppers, raw leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Red chili peppers, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more fiber, less sodium, more potassium and more iron.
Pick Red chili peppers, raw for more protein, less saturated fat, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g4.68 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g22.03 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.69 g3.75 g
- Total sugarsless is better—13.25 g
- Total fat2.92 g1.1 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g0.11 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg22.5 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN858.01 mg805 mg
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg35 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.89 mg2.58 mg
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg57.5 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg359.25 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

