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Paprika vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between paprika and table salt

  • Paprika is higher than table salt in vitamin A, iron, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B2, copper, vitamin K, and potassium.
  • Table salt covers your daily sodium needs 1682% more than paprika.
  • The amount of sodium in paprika is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, paprika and Salt, table.

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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.
Paprika
Paprika
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 127% 69% 201% 793% 238% 118% 135% 8.9% 207% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +854.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28400%
Contains more IronIron +6306.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2276.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +4230%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1490%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6200%

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.
Paprika
Paprika
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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 3% 821% 582% 0% 83% 284% 189% 151% 494% 0% 201% 37% 28%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Paprika Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 68mg 38758mg 1682%
Vitamin A 2463µg 0µg 274%
Iron 21.14mg 0.33mg 260%
Vitamin E 29.1mg 0mg 194%
Vitamin B6 2.141mg 0mg 165%
Fiber 34.9g 0g 140%
Vitamin B2 1.23mg 0mg 95%
Copper 0.713mg 0.03mg 76%
Potassium 2280mg 8mg 67%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 0µg 67%
Manganese 1.59mg 0.1mg 65%
Vitamin B3 10.06mg 0mg 63%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.766g 0g 52%
Vitamin B5 2.51mg 0mg 50%
Phosphorus 314mg 0mg 45%
Magnesium 178mg 1mg 42%
Zinc 4.33mg 0.1mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.33mg 0mg 28%
Protein 14.14g 0g 28%
Calcium 229mg 24mg 21%
Fats 12.89g 0g 20%
Carbs 53.99g 0g 18%
Calories 282kcal 0kcal 14%
Folate 49µg 0µg 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.1µg 11%
Saturated fat 2.14g 0g 10%
Choline 51.5mg 0mg 9%
Fructose 6.71g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 1.695g 0g 4%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 19.09g 0g N/A
Sugar 10.34g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.49mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.57mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.92mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.69mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.61mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.25mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.453g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 13% 54% 11% 8%
Protein: 14.14 g
Fats: 12.89 g
Carbs: 53.99 g
Water: 11.24 g
Other: 7.74 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5520%
Contains more OtherOther +1189.4%

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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. Paprika - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171329/nutrients
  2. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.