Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oats
versus
serrano pepper
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oats and serrano pepper:
Oat is high in calories and serrano pepper has 92% less calories than oat - serrano pepper has 32 calories per 100 grams and oat has 389 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oats is lighter in carbs, heavier in fat and similar to serrano pepper for protein. Oats has a macronutrient ratio of 17:67:16 and for serrano pepper, 18:71:11 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
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Protein | 17% | 18% |
Carbohydrates | 67% | 71% |
Fat | 16% | 11% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Oat is high in carbohydrates and serrano pepper has 90% less carbohydrates than oat - serrano pepper has 6.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and oat has 66.3g of carbohydrates.
Both serrano pepper and oats are high in dietary fiber. Oat has 186% more dietary fiber than serrano pepper - serrano pepper has 3.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and oat has 10.6g of dietary fiber.
Oat has less sugar than serrano pepper - serrano pepper has 3.8g of sugar per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat is an excellent source of protein and it has 871% more protein than serrano pepper - serrano pepper has 1.7g of protein per 100 grams and oat has 16.9g of protein.
Serrano pepper has 19.6 times less saturated fat than oat - serrano pepper has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and oat has 1.2g of saturated fat.
Serrano pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than oat - serrano pepper has 44.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Serrano pepper has more Vitamin A than oat - serrano pepper has 47ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Serrano pepper has more Vitamin E than oat - serrano pepper has 0.69mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Serrano pepper has more Vitamin K than oat - serrano pepper has 11.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat has more thiamin, pantothenic acid and folate, however, serrano pepper contains more Vitamin B6. Both oats and serrano pepper contain significant amounts of riboflavin and niacin.
Oats | Serrano Pepper | |
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Thiamin | 0.763 MG | 0.054 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.139 MG | 0.081 MG |
Niacin | 0.961 MG | 1.537 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.349 MG | 0.2 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.119 MG | 0.505 MG |
Folate | 56 UG | 23 UG |
Oat is a great source of calcium and it has 391% more calcium than serrano pepper - serrano pepper has 11mg of calcium per 100 grams and oat has 54mg of calcium.
Oat is an excellent source of iron and it has 449% more iron than serrano pepper - serrano pepper has 0.86mg of iron per 100 grams and oat has 4.7mg of iron.
Both serrano pepper and oats are high in potassium. Oat has 41% more potassium than serrano pepper - serrano pepper has 305mg of potassium per 100 grams and oat has 429mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, oat has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than serrano pepper per 100 grams.
Oats | Serrano Pepper | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.111 G | 0.006 G |
Total | 0.111 G | 0.006 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, oat has more linoleic acid than serrano pepper per 100 grams.
Oats | Serrano Pepper | |
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linoleic acid | 2.424 G | 0.216 G |
Total | 2.424 G | 0.216 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Oats (Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Serrano Pepper (Peppers, serrano, raw) .
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