Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
almond milk
versus
red bell pepper
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in almond milk and red bell pepper:
Red bell pepper and almond milk contain similar amounts of calories - red bell pepper has 26 calories per 100 grams and almond milk has 15 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, almond milk is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to red bell pepper for protein. Almond milk has a macronutrient ratio of 10:34:56 and for red bell pepper, 13:79:8 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Almond Milk | Red Bell Pepper | |
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Protein | 10% | 13% |
Carbohydrates | 34% | 79% |
Fat | 56% | 8% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Red bell pepper and almond milk contain similar amounts of carbs - red bell pepper has 6g of total carbs per 100 grams and almond milk has 1.3g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in red bell pepper are made of 67% sugar and 33% dietary fiber, whereas the carbs in almond milk comprise of 75% sugar, 19% dietary fiber and 6% starch.
Red bell pepper is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 950% more dietary fiber than almond milk - red bell pepper has 2.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.2g of dietary fiber.
Red bell pepper and almond milk contain similar amounts of sugar - red bell pepper has 4.2g of sugar per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.81g of sugar.
Red bell pepper and almond milk contain similar amounts of protein - red bell pepper has 0.99g of protein per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.4g of protein.
Both red bell pepper and almond milk are low in saturated fat - red bell pepper has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.08g of saturated fat.
Red bell pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than almond milk - red bell pepper has 127.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and almond milk does not contain significant amounts.
Red bell pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than almond milk - red bell pepper has 157ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and almond milk does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has more Vitamin D than red bell pepper - almond milk has 41iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and red bell pepper does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has 301% more Vitamin E than red bell pepper - red bell pepper has 1.6mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond milk has 6.3mg of Vitamin E.
Red bell pepper and almond milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - red bell pepper has 4.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond milk does not contain significant amounts.
Red bell pepper has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Almond Milk | Red Bell Pepper | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.054 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.01 MG | 0.085 MG |
Niacin | 0.07 MG | 0.979 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.01 MG | 0.317 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.291 MG |
Folate | 1 UG | 46 UG |
Almond milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 25 times more calcium than red bell pepper - red bell pepper has 7mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond milk has 184mg of calcium.
Red bell pepper and almond milk contain similar amounts of iron - red bell pepper has 0.43mg of iron per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.28mg of iron.
Red bell pepper is a great source of potassium and it has 215% more potassium than almond milk - red bell pepper has 211mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond milk has 67mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, almond milk has more linoleic acid than red bell pepper per 100 grams.
Almond Milk | Red Bell Pepper | |
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other omega 6 | 0.001 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.252 G | 0.1 G |
Total | 0.253 G | 0.1 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: Almond Milk (Beverages, almond milk, unsweetened, shelf stable) and Red Bell Pepper (Peppers, sweet, red, raw) .
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