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Cayenne pepper vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cayenne pepper and chocolate cake

  • Cayenne pepper has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin C, iron, manganese, potassium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and magnesium than chocolate cake.
  • Cayenne pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 829% more.
  • Cayenne pepper contains 382 times more vitamin C than chocolate cake. Cayenne pepper contains 76.4mg of vitamin C, while chocolate cake contains 0.2mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +375%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +146.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1338.6%
Contains more IronIron +384.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +259.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +614.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +35.2%

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 255% 694% 597% 0% 82% 212% 163% 0% 565% 0% 201% 80% 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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +38100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +331.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +665.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5875.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +292.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +149.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2081µg 231%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 199%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.041mg 185%
Fiber 27.2g 1.6g 102%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 0.2mg 85%
Iron 7.8mg 1.61mg 77%
Manganese 2mg 0.28mg 75%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 67%
Potassium 2014mg 140mg 55%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.213mg 54%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 1.137mg 47%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 2.761g 37%
Magnesium 152mg 32mg 29%
Phosphorus 293mg 106mg 27%
Folate 106µg 27µg 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 58mg 19%
Copper 0.373mg 0.207mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.141mg 16%
Zinc 2.48mg 0.69mg 16%
Choline 51.5mg 128.4mg 14%
Protein 12.01g 5.3g 13%
Sodium 30mg 315mg 12%
Saturated fat 3.26g 5.43g 10%
Calcium 148mg 60mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 6.039g 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Selenium 8.8µg 11.9µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 6%
Calories 318kcal 371kcal 3%
Fats 17.27g 15.1g 3%
Carbs 56.63g 53.4g 1%
Net carbs 29.43g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 10.34g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g 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
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +126.6%
Contains more FatsFats +14.4%
Contains more OtherOther +235.6%
Contains more WaterWater +203.1%
~equal in Carbs ~53.4g

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
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +203.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +119.6%

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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. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/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.