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Peppermint vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between peppermint and pimiento?

  • Peppermint is higher in manganese, iron, vitamin A, copper, folate, fiber, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin B2, yet pimiento is higher in vitamin C.
  • Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 59% more.
  • Peppermint has 41 times more calcium than pimiento. While peppermint has 243mg of calcium, pimiento has only 6mg.
  • The glycemic index of pimiento is lower.

We used Peppermint, fresh and Pimento, canned types 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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +260.1%
Contains more IronIron +202.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +571.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +484.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +329.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1178.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.8%

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +59.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +382.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +343.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +177.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3280%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +167%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 31.8mg 84.9mg 59%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.092mg 47%
Iron 5.08mg 1.68mg 43%
Copper 0.329mg 0.049mg 31%
Folate 114µg 6µg 27%
Fiber 8g 1.9g 24%
Calcium 243mg 6mg 24%
Magnesium 80mg 6mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.06mg 16%
Potassium 569mg 158mg 12%
Vitamin A 212µg 133µg 9%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.19mg 8%
Phosphorus 73mg 17mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.615mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.215mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.01mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Protein 3.75g 1.1g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.017mg 5%
Carbs 14.89g 5.1g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.161g 2%
Calories 70kcal 23kcal 2%
Sodium 31mg 14mg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.045g 1%
Fats 0.94g 0.3g 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 2.71g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +240.9%
Contains more FatsFats +213.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +192%
Contains more OtherOther +342.5%
Contains more WaterWater +18.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +65%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +215.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.7%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.