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Black pepper vs. White pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between black pepper and white pepper

  • Black pepper has more manganese, copper, potassium, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin B1; however, white pepper is richer in iron and vitamin C.
  • Black pepper's daily need coverage for manganese is 368% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, pepper, black and Spices, pepper, white.

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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 64% 80% 6.4% 537% 303% 31% 75% 0.65% 561% 17%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +67.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1720.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +196.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +58.1%
Contains more IronIron +47.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
~equal in Zinc ~1.13mg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 5.5% 29% 4% 0% 23% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +390.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +439.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +191%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +70%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black pepper White pepper DV% diff.
Manganese 12.753mg 4.3mg 368%
Vitamin K 163.7µg 136%
Iron 9.71mg 14.31mg 58%
Copper 1.33mg 0.91mg 47%
Potassium 1329mg 73mg 37%
Vitamin B5 1.399mg 28%
Vitamin C 0mg 21mg 23%
Magnesium 171mg 90mg 19%
Calcium 443mg 265mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.291mg 0.1mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.108mg 0.022mg 7%
Vitamin E 1.04mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.143mg 0.212mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.126mg 4%
Fiber 25.3g 26.2g 4%
Phosphorus 158mg 176mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Saturated fat 1.392g 0.626g 3%
Selenium 4.9µg 3.1µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.998g 0.616g 3%
Folate 17µg 10µg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Calories 251kcal 296kcal 2%
Carbs 63.95g 68.61g 2%
Fats 3.26g 2.12g 2%
Sodium 20mg 5mg 1%
Zinc 1.19mg 1.13mg 1%
Protein 10.39g 10.4g 0%
Net carbs 38.65g 42.41g N/A
Sugar 0.64g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.739g 0.789g 0%
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
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
10% 2% 69% 11% 7%
Protein: 10.4 g
Fats: 2.12 g
Carbs: 68.61 g
Water: 11.42 g
Other: 7.45 g
Contains more FatsFats +53.8%
Contains more OtherOther +33.4%
~equal in Protein ~10.4g
~equal in Carbs ~68.61g
~equal in Water ~11.42g

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
31% 39% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.626 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.789 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.616 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.789g

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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. White pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170933/nutrients

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

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