Cayenne pepper vs. Curry powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cayenne pepper and curry powder?

Cayenne pepper is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and vitamin B2, yet curry powder is richer in manganese, iron, fiber, copper, selenium, and calcium.
Curry powder's daily need coverage for manganese is 274% higher.
Cayenne pepper has 2081 times more vitamin A than curry powder. Cayenne pepper has 2081µg of vitamin A, while curry powder has 1µg.
Curry powder has a lower glycemic index than cayenne pepper.

We used Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Spices, curry powder types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cayenne pepper

Curry powder

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+67.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+254.7%
Contains more IronIron	+144.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+221.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+89.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+315%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+358%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cayenne pepper

Curry powder

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+10814.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+208000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+86.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+359.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+166.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+89.3%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+24.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	2mg	8.3mg	274%
Vitamin A	2081µg	1µg	231%
Vitamin B6	2.45mg	0.105mg	180%
Iron	7.8mg	19.1mg	141%
Fiber	27.2g	53.2g	104%
Copper	0.373mg	1.2mg	92%
Vitamin C	76.4mg	0.7mg	84%
Selenium	8.8µg	40.3µg	57%
Vitamin B2	0.919mg	0.2mg	55%
Calcium	148mg	525mg	38%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.37g	3.056g	35%
Vitamin B3	8.701mg	3.26mg	34%
Vitamin E	29.83mg	25.24mg	31%
Magnesium	152mg	255mg	25%
Potassium	2014mg	1170mg	25%
Vitamin B5		1.07mg	21%
Zinc	2.48mg	4.7mg	20%
Vitamin K	80.3µg	99.8µg	16%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.255g	16%
Monounsaturated fat	2.75g	8.782g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.328mg	0.176mg	13%
Folate	106µg	56µg	13%
Phosphorus	293mg	367mg	11%
Saturated fat	3.26g	1.648g	7%
Protein	12.01g	14.29g	5%
Fats	17.27g	14.01g	5%
Choline	51.5mg	64.2mg	2%
Sodium	30mg	52mg	1%
Fructose		0.79g	1%
Calories	318kcal	325kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	3.8g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	265kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	7.2	N/A
Net carbs	29.43g	2.63g	N/A
Carbs	56.63g	55.83g	0%
Sugar	10.34g	2.76g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.11mg	0%
Threonine		0.35mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.63mg	0%
Leucine		0.89mg	0%
Lysine		0.7mg	0%
Methionine		0.19mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.58mg	0%
Valine		0.75mg	0%
Histidine		0.29mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.013g	N/A