Peanut butter vs. Cayenne pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanut butter and cayenne pepper different?

Cayenne pepper has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin E, fiber, vitamin C, iron, vitamin K, vitamin B2, and potassium than peanut butter.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cayenne pepper is 832% higher.
Peanut butter contains 3 times more saturated fat than cayenne pepper. While peanut butter contains 10.325g of saturated fat, cayenne pepper contains only 3.26g.
Peanut butter has a lower glycemic index (14) than cayenne pepper (32).

Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt and Spices, pepper, red or cayenne 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.

Peanut butter

Cayenne pepper

Contains more CopperCopper	+13.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+202%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+260.9%
Contains more IronIron	+348.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~152mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.48mg

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.

Peanut butter

Cayenne pepper

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+50.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+22.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+227.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+118.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+378.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+455.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+26666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	2081µg	231%
Vitamin B6	0.441mg	2.45mg	155%
Vitamin E	9.1mg	29.83mg	138%
Fiber	5g	27.2g	89%
Vitamin C	0mg	76.4mg	85%
Iron	1.74mg	7.8mg	76%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	80.3µg	67%
Monounsaturated fat	25.941g	2.75g	58%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.919mg	56%
Fats	51.36g	17.27g	52%
Potassium	558mg	2014mg	43%
Saturated fat	10.325g	3.26g	32%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.535g	8.37g	28%
Vitamin B3	13.112mg	8.701mg	28%
Vitamin B5	1.137mg		23%
Protein	22.21g	12.01g	20%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.328mg	15%
Manganese	1.665mg	2mg	15%
Calories	598kcal	318kcal	14%
Carbs	22.31g	56.63g	11%
Calcium	49mg	148mg	10%
Selenium	4.1µg	8.8µg	9%
Phosphorus	335mg	293mg	6%
Copper	0.422mg	0.373mg	5%
Folate	87µg	106µg	5%
Magnesium	168mg	152mg	4%
Choline	63mg	51.5mg	2%
Sodium	17mg	30mg	1%
Starch	3.56g		1%
Net carbs	17.31g	29.43g	N/A
Sugar	10.49g	10.34g	N/A
Zinc	2.51mg	2.48mg	0%
Trans fat	0.075g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.231mg		0%
Threonine	0.525mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.616mg		0%
Leucine	1.546mg		0%
Lysine	0.681mg		0%
Methionine	0.265mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.202mg		0%
Valine	0.782mg		0%
Histidine	0.557mg		0%
Fructose	0.12g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.027g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	12.215g		N/A