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Cayenne pepper vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cayenne pepper and butter?

  • Butter has less vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin E, fiber, iron, manganese, vitamin C, and vitamin B2 than cayenne pepper.
  • Cayenne pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 782% higher.
  • Cayenne pepper contains less saturated fat.
  • Butter has a lower glycemic index than cayenne pepper.

We used Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Butter, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 109% 44% 178% 293% 124% 68% 126% 3.9% 261% 48%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8291.7%
Contains more IronIron +38900%
Contains more CopperCopper +2231.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2655.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1120.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +780%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.3%

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 255% 694% 597% 0% 82% 212% 163% 0% 565% 0% 201% 80%
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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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +204.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1185.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2602.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20616.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81566.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1047.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +3433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 3.26g 50.489g 215%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.003mg 188%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 2.32mg 183%
Vitamin A 2081µg 684µg 155%
Fiber 27.2g 0g 109%
Fats 17.27g 81.11g 98%
Iron 7.8mg 0.02mg 97%
Manganese 2mg 0.004mg 87%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 0mg 85%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.034mg 68%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 7µg 61%
Potassium 2014mg 24mg 59%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 0.042mg 54%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 23.43g 52%
Copper 0.373mg 0.016mg 40%
Phosphorus 293mg 24mg 38%
Magnesium 152mg 2mg 36%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 3.01g 36%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.005mg 27%
Folate 106µg 3µg 26%
Protein 12.01g 0.85g 22%
Zinc 2.48mg 0.09mg 22%
Calories 318kcal 717kcal 20%
Carbs 56.63g 0.06g 19%
Selenium 8.8µg 1µg 14%
Calcium 148mg 24mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Choline 51.5mg 18.8mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Sodium 30mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 29.43g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 10.34g 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 17% 57% 8% 6%
Protein: 12.01 g
Fats: 17.27 g
Carbs: 56.63 g
Water: 8.05 g
Other: 6.04 g
Butter
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1312.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94283.3%
Contains more OtherOther +15000%
Contains more FatsFats +369.7%
Contains more WaterWater +122.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 19% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.75 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.37 g
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +178.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +752%

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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. Cayenne pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170932/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.