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Black pepper vs. Spinach — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are black pepper and spinach different?

  • Black pepper is richer in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B5, while spinach is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and folate.
  • Black pepper covers your daily need for manganese, 514% more than spinach.
  • Black pepper contains 11 times more fiber than spinach. Black pepper contains 25.3g of fiber, while spinach contains 2.4g.

Spices, pepper, black and Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were used 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +96.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +185.2%
Contains more IronIron +172%
Contains more CopperCopper +664.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +182.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1264%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +226.7%

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%
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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +864.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1840.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +201.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +758.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +74.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black pepper Spinach DV% diff.
Manganese 12.753mg 0.935mg 514%
Vitamin K 163.7µg 493.6µg 275%
Copper 1.33mg 0.174mg 128%
Fiber 25.3g 2.4g 92%
Iron 9.71mg 3.57mg 77%
Vitamin A 27µg 524µg 55%
Folate 17µg 146µg 32%
Calcium 443mg 136mg 31%
Potassium 1329mg 466mg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.399mg 0.145mg 25%
Carbs 63.95g 3.75g 20%
Magnesium 171mg 87mg 20%
Phosphorus 158mg 56mg 15%
Protein 10.39g 2.97g 15%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.8mg 11%
Calories 251kcal 23kcal 11%
Vitamin E 1.04mg 2.08mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.392g 0.043g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.998g 0.109g 6%
Selenium 4.9µg 1.5µg 6%
Fats 3.26g 0.26g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.291mg 0.242mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.236mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.143mg 0.49mg 4%
Zinc 1.19mg 0.76mg 4%
Sodium 20mg 70mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 19.7mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.739g 0.006g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.108mg 0.095mg 1%
Net carbs 38.65g 1.35g N/A
Sugar 0.64g 0.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.244mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.366mg 0.152mg 0%
Leucine 1.014mg 0.231mg 0%
Lysine 0.244mg 0.182mg 0%
Methionine 0.096mg 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0.168mg 0%
Histidine 0.159mg 0.066mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
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
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +249.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1153.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1605.3%
Contains more OtherOther +449.2%
Contains more WaterWater +632%

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
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12216.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +815.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%

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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. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.