Black pepper vs. Truffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are black pepper and truffle different?
- Black pepper is richer in manganese, copper, iron, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin B5, while truffle is higher in fiber, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
- Black pepper covers your daily need for manganese, 470% more than truffle.
- Black pepper contains 7 times more copper than truffle. Black pepper contains 1.33mg of copper, while truffle contains 0.183mg.
- Truffle has a higher glycemic index (45) than black pepper (32).
Spices, pepper, black and Fungi, Cloud ears, dried 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +106% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +178.6% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +76.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +65.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +626.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -42.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +553.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +10.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +16.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +785.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +620% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +190.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +159.8% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +368.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +448.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +123.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 12.753mg | 1.951mg | 470% |
Fiber | 25.3g | 70.1g | 179% |
Vitamin K | 163.7µg | 136% | |
Copper | 1.33mg | 0.183mg | 127% |
Selenium | 4.9µg | 43.4µg | 70% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.18mg | 0.844mg | 51% |
Iron | 9.71mg | 5.88mg | 48% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.143mg | 6.267mg | 32% |
Calcium | 443mg | 159mg | 28% |
Magnesium | 171mg | 83mg | 21% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.399mg | 0.481mg | 18% |
Potassium | 1329mg | 754mg | 17% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.291mg | 0.112mg | 14% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.108mg | 0.015mg | 8% |
Vitamin E | 1.04mg | 7% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.998g | 7% | |
Saturated fat | 1.392g | 6% | |
Folate | 17µg | 38µg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 158mg | 184mg | 4% |
Fats | 3.26g | 0.73g | 4% |
Vitamin A | 27µg | 0µg | 3% |
Carbs | 63.95g | 73.01g | 3% |
Choline | 11.3mg | 2% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.739g | 2% | |
Calories | 251kcal | 284kcal | 2% |
Protein | 10.39g | 9.25g | 2% |
Sodium | 20mg | 35mg | 1% |
Zinc | 1.19mg | 1.32mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 38.65g | 2.91g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.64g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.058mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.244mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.366mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.014mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.244mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.096mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.446mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.547mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.159mg | 0% | |
Fructose | 0.23g | 0% | |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.152g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
10.39 g
Fats:
3.26 g
Carbs:
63.95 g
Water:
12.46 g
Other:
9.94 g
Protein:
9.25 g
Fats:
0.73 g
Carbs:
73.01 g
Water:
14.8 g
Other:
2.21 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +12.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +346.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +349.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +14.2% |
Contains more WaterWater | +18.8% |