Cayenne pepper vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cayenne pepper and biscuits?

Cayenne pepper is richer than biscuits in vitamin A, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin C, manganese, iron, potassium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and copper.
Cayenne pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 831% more.
Cayenne pepper has 382 times more vitamin C than biscuits. While cayenne pepper has 76.4mg of vitamin C, biscuits have only 0.2mg.
The glycemic index of cayenne pepper is lower.

We used Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Cayenne pepper

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+744.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1564.5%
Contains more IronIron	+169%
Contains more CopperCopper	+354.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+359.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+78.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+429.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+58.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+121.6%

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.

Cayenne pepper

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+38100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+196.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+195%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+6900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+73.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.356mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	2081µg		231%
Vitamin E	29.83mg		199%
Vitamin B6	2.45mg	0.035mg	186%
Fiber	27.2g	1.5g	103%
Vitamin C	76.4mg	0.2mg	85%
Manganese	2mg	0.378mg	71%
Vitamin K	80.3µg		67%
Iron	7.8mg	2.9mg	61%
Potassium	2014mg	121mg	56%
Vitamin B2	0.919mg	0.31mg	47%
Vitamin B3	8.701mg	2.949mg	36%
Magnesium	152mg	18mg	32%
Copper	0.373mg	0.082mg	32%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.37g	4.163g	28%
Sodium	30mg	580mg	24%
Selenium	8.8µg	19.5µg	19%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.54mg	18%
Phosphorus	293mg	164mg	18%
Folate	106µg	61µg	11%
Protein	12.01g	7g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	2.75g	6.93g	10%
Choline	51.5mg		9%
Calcium	148mg	235mg	9%
Vitamin B5		0.285mg	6%
Saturated fat	3.26g	4.324g	5%
Carbs	56.63g	44.6g	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Calories	318kcal	353kcal	2%
Vitamin B1	0.328mg	0.356mg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Fats	17.27g	16.3g	1%
Net carbs	29.43g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	10.34g	2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.087mg	0%
Threonine		0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.273mg	0%
Leucine		0.514mg	0%
Lysine		0.226mg	0%
Methionine		0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.347mg	0%
Valine		0.313mg	0%
Histidine		0.161mg	0%