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Spearmint vs. Black pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between spearmint and black pepper

  • Spearmint has more vitamin A, iron, and folate; however, black pepper is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Black pepper covers your daily manganese needs 506% more than spearmint.
  • Black pepper contains 7 times less vitamin A than spearmint. Spearmint contains 4054IU of vitamin A, while black pepper contains 547IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Spearmint, fresh and Spices, pepper, black.

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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 45% 60% 40% 445% 80% 30% 26% 3.9% 146% 0%
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%
Contains more IronIron +22.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +171.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +190.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +454.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1040.7%
~equal in Zinc ~1.19mg

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 44% 68% 0% 0% 20% 40% 18% 15% 36% 0% 0% 79% 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 0% 9% 21% 0% 27% 42% 21% 84% 67% 0% 409% 13% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +651.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +517.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +459.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.18mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spearmint Black pepper DV% diff.
Manganese 1.118mg 12.753mg 506%
Vitamin K 163.7µg 136%
Copper 0.24mg 1.33mg 121%
Fiber 6.8g 25.3g 74%
Iron 11.87mg 9.71mg 27%
Potassium 458mg 1329mg 26%
Magnesium 63mg 171mg 26%
Calcium 199mg 443mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 1.399mg 23%
Folate 105µg 17µg 22%
Vitamin A 203µg 27µg 20%
Carbs 8.41g 63.95g 19%
Vitamin C 13.3mg 0mg 15%
Phosphorus 60mg 158mg 14%
Protein 3.29g 10.39g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.291mg 10%
Calories 44kcal 251kcal 10%
Selenium 4.9µg 9%
Vitamin E 1.04mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.191g 1.392g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.394g 0.998g 4%
Fats 0.73g 3.26g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.108mg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.739g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.948mg 1.143mg 1%
Zinc 1.09mg 1.19mg 1%
Net carbs 1.61g 38.65g N/A
Sugar 0.64g N/A
Sodium 30mg 20mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.175mg 0.18mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.135mg 0.366mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 1.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.244mg 0%
Methionine 0.046mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.168mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.159mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.152g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.29 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 8.41 g
Water: 85.55 g
Other: 2.02 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +586.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +215.8%
Contains more FatsFats +346.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +660.4%
Contains more OtherOther +392.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.394 g
44% 24% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.392 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.739 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.998 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2856%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +153.3%

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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. Spearmint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173475/nutrients
  2. Black pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170931/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.