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Black pepper vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between black pepper and quinoa?

  • Black pepper is richer than quinoa in manganese, vitamin K, copper, iron, fiber, calcium, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin A.
  • Black pepper's daily need coverage for manganese is 527% more.
  • The glycemic index of black pepper is lower.

We used Spices, pepper, black and Quinoa, cooked types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 122% 133% 117% 364% 443% 32% 68% 2.6% 1663% 27%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 5.1% 15% 56% 64% 30% 65% 0.91% 82% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +167.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2505.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +672.7%
Contains more IronIron +551.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +592.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1921.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65%
~equal in Zinc ~1.09mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~152mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 9% 21% 0% 27% 42% 21% 84% 67% 0% 409% 13% 6.2%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 13% 0% 27% 25% 7.7% 0% 28% 0% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +65.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +177.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +147.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +103.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.107mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black pepper Quinoa DV% diff.
Manganese 12.753mg 0.631mg 527%
Vitamin K 163.7µg 0µg 136%
Copper 1.33mg 0.192mg 126%
Iron 9.71mg 1.49mg 103%
Fiber 25.3g 2.8g 90%
Calcium 443mg 17mg 43%
Potassium 1329mg 172mg 34%
Vitamin B5 1.399mg 28%
Magnesium 171mg 64mg 25%
Carbs 63.95g 21.3g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.291mg 0.123mg 13%
Protein 10.39g 4.4g 12%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Calories 251kcal 120kcal 7%
Folate 17µg 42µg 6%
Saturated fat 1.392g 0.231g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.143mg 0.412mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.11mg 5%
Selenium 4.9µg 2.8µg 4%
Vitamin E 1.04mg 0.63mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 23mg 2%
Fats 3.26g 1.92g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.739g 0.528g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.998g 1.078g 1%
Zinc 1.19mg 1.09mg 1%
Phosphorus 158mg 152mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 7mg 1%
Net carbs 38.65g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 0.64g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.108mg 0.107mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.244mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.366mg 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 1.014mg 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0.244mg 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0.096mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.159mg 0.127mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.152g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 3% 64% 12% 10%
Protein: 10.39 g
Fats: 3.26 g
Carbs: 63.95 g
Water: 12.46 g
Other: 9.94 g
Quinoa
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4% 2% 21% 72%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 1.92 g
Carbs: 21.3 g
Water: 71.61 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +136.1%
Contains more FatsFats +69.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +200.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1190.9%
Contains more WaterWater +474.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 24% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.392 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.739 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.998 g
Quinoa
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13% 29% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.078 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~1.078g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 38% 36% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 0.24 g
Fructose: 0.23 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.15 g
Quinoa
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100%
Starch: 17.63 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Black pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170931/nutrients
  2. Quinoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168917/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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