Cayenne pepper vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cayenne pepper and cereal different?

Cayenne pepper is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, fiber, vitamin K, and potassium; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cayenne pepper is 776% higher.
Cayenne pepper has a lower glycemic index (32) than cereal (69).

Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) are the varieties used 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

Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1380%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1818.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+172.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+280.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+153.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.7%

Contains more IronIron	+336.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+206.5%

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

Cereal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+98.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+155.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+37187.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1817.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+321.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+240.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+144.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.328mg	6.288mg	497%
Iron	7.8mg	34.06mg	328%
Vitamin B6	2.45mg	5.986mg	272%
Vitamin B2	0.919mg	3.87mg	227%
Vitamin E	29.83mg	0.08mg	198%
Vitamin A	2081µg	814µg	141%
Vitamin B3	8.701mg	29.62mg	131%
Fiber	27.2g	1.4g	103%
Vitamin K	80.3µg	0µg	67%
Potassium	2014mg	105mg	56%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.37g	0.354g	53%
Manganese	2mg	0.79mg	53%
Zinc	2.48mg	7.6mg	47%
Vitamin C	76.4mg	38.5mg	42%
Sodium	30mg	795mg	33%
Magnesium	152mg	19mg	32%
Phosphorus	293mg	77mg	31%
Folate	106µg		27%
Copper	0.373mg	0.137mg	26%
Fats	17.27g	1.08g	25%
Saturated fat	3.26g	0.26g	14%
Calcium	148mg	10mg	14%
Protein	12.01g	6.06g	12%
Carbs	56.63g	86.85g	10%
Choline	51.5mg		9%
Monounsaturated fat	2.75g	0.204g	6%
Selenium	8.8µg	6.3µg	5%
Vitamin B5		0.226mg	5%
Calories	318kcal	378kcal	3%
Net carbs	29.43g	85.45g	N/A
Sugar	10.34g	10.35g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.066mg	0%
Threonine		0.241mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.26mg	0%
Leucine		0.767mg	0%
Lysine		0.113mg	0%
Methionine		0.13mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.365mg	0%
Valine		0.344mg	0%
Histidine		0.162mg	0%
Fructose		0.26g	0%