Cardamom vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are cardamom and pimiento different?
- Cardamom is higher in manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, copper, and potassium; however, pimiento is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
- Daily need coverage for manganese for cardamom is 1213% higher.
- Cardamom contains 64 times more calcium than pimiento. While cardamom contains 383mg of calcium, pimiento contains only 6mg.
- Cardamom has a lower glycemic index (0) than pimiento (45).
Spices, cardamom and Pimento, canned are the varieties 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 | +3716.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +6283.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +608.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +731.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +681.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +3831.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +947.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +30334.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -22.2% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +1064.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +203.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +79.2% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +304.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 28mg | 0.092mg | 1213% |
Iron | 13.97mg | 1.68mg | 154% |
Fiber | 28g | 1.9g | 104% |
Vitamin C | 21mg | 84.9mg | 71% |
Zinc | 7.47mg | 0.19mg | 66% |
Magnesium | 229mg | 6mg | 53% |
Calcium | 383mg | 6mg | 38% |
Copper | 0.383mg | 0.049mg | 37% |
Potassium | 1119mg | 158mg | 28% |
Phosphorus | 178mg | 17mg | 23% |
Carbs | 68.47g | 5.1g | 21% |
Protein | 10.76g | 1.1g | 19% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.198mg | 0.017mg | 15% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 133µg | 15% |
Calories | 311kcal | 23kcal | 14% |
Fats | 6.7g | 0.3g | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.182mg | 0.06mg | 9% |
Vitamin K | 8.3µg | 7% | |
Vitamin E | 0.69mg | 5% | |
Saturated fat | 0.68g | 0.045g | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.102mg | 0.615mg | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.43g | 0.161g | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.87g | 0.02g | 2% |
Folate | 6µg | 2% | |
Choline | 6.3mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.23mg | 0.215mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 40.47g | 3.2g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.71g | N/A | |
Sodium | 18mg | 14mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.01mg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.014mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.04mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.036mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.058mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.049mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.013mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.034mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.046mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.022mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +878.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +2133.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1242.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1347.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1024.4% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +4250% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +167.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -93.4% |