Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Nopales VS Sun-dried Chile Peppers

Weight per 100 calories

• Nopales: 625g
• Sun-dried Chile Peppers: 31g

Sun-dried Hot Chile Peppers have 20.3 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Nopales, which is high in comparison to other foods. Nopales having very low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Nopales or Sun-dried Chile Peppers?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Nopales	27%	4%	69%
Sun-dried Chile Peppers	11%	14%	75%

Macro Nutrients

	Nopales	Sun-dried Chile Peppers	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.58% 0.56g	1.85% 1.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.31% 0.1g	0.78% 0.25g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	1.95% 0.031g	0.44% 0.007g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	1.6% 0.28g	5.55% 0.94g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	16% 21g	16.6% 21.6g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	9.9% 7.2g	17.5% 12.7g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	36% 13.8g	23.3% 8.86g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	14.7% 8.25g	5.83% 3.27g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Nopales	Sun-dried Chile Peppers	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	16% 144μg	45.4% 409μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	6.25% 0.075mg	2.1% 0.025mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	19.7% 0.26mg	28.6% 0.37mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	16% 2.56mg	16.7% 2.68mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	21% 1.04mg	5.9% 0.3mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	33.7% 0.44mg	19.2% 0.25mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	4.7% 18.8μg	3.94% 15.7μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	64.6% 58mg	10.8% 9.7mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	0% 0mg	6.46% 0.97mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	27.6% 33μg	28% 33.4μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Nopales	Sun-dried Chile Peppers	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	103% 1025mg	1.4% 14mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	36% 0.33mg	7.8% 0.07mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	46% 3.7mg	23.3% 1.86mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	77.4% 325mg	6.47% 27mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	124% 2.86mg	11% 0.25mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	14.3% 100mg	7% 49mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	47.2% 1606mg	17% 577mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	7.95% 4.38μg	1.96% 1.1μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	8.75% 131mg	1.87% 28mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	14.2% 1.56mg	2.86% 0.31mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	16% 588g	0.06% 2.2g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Nopales VS Sun-dried Chile Peppers Nutrients Per 100 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Nopales or Sun-dried Chile Peppers?

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Nopales vs Sun-dried Chile Peppers:

• 100 calories of Nopales have 3 times more Vitamin B1, 3.5 times more Vitamin B5, 1.8 times more Vitamin B6 and 6 times more Vitamin C than Sun-dried Chile Peppers.
• While 100 kcal of Sun-dried Hot Chile Peppers contain 2.8 times more Vitamin A, 1.5 times more Vitamin B2 and more Vitamin E than Raw Nopales.
• Both Nopales and Sun-dried Chile Peppers provide similar amounts of Vitamin B3, Vitamin B9 and Vitamin K per 100 calories.
• 100 calories of Nopales have insufficient amounts of Vitamin E
• Both Raw Nopales as well as Sun-dried Hot Chile Peppers have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 100 calories.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Nopales vs Sun-dried Chile Peppers:

• 100 calories of Nopales have 73.8 times more Calcium, 4.6 times more Copper, 2 times more Iron, 12 times more Magnesium, 11.3 times more Manganese, 2 times more Phosphorus, 2.8 times more Potassium, 4.1 times more Selenium, 4.7 times more Sodium, 5 times more Zinc and 266.6 times more Water than Sun-dried Chile Peppers.
• 100 calories of Sun-dried Chile Peppers lack sufficient amounts of Calcium and Selenium

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• 100 calories of Nopales have 1.6 times more Fiber and 2.5 times more Protein than Sun-dried Chile Peppers.
• While 100 kcal of Sun-dried Hot Chile Peppers contain 3.4 times more Omega 6 and 1.8 times more Sugars than Raw Nopales.
• Both Nopales and Sun-dried Chile Peppers offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 100 calories.
• 100 calories of Nopales provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6
• Both Raw Nopales as well as Sun-dried Hot Chile Peppers provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 in 100 calories.