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Cayenne pepper vs. Dill seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cayenne pepper and dill seeds?

  • Cayenne pepper is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, yet dill seeds are higher in calcium, iron, copper, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Cayenne pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 831% more.
  • Cayenne pepper has 10 times more vitamin B6 than dill seeds. While cayenne pepper has 2.45mg of vitamin B6, dill seeds have only 0.25mg.

We used Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Spices, dill seed 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.
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 183% 455% 105% 612% 260% 142% 119% 2.6% 239% 66%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +924.3%
Contains more IronIron +109.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~277mg
~equal in Manganese ~1.833mg

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 70% 1% 0% 0% 105% 66% 53% 0% 58% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +263.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +69266.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +223.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +880%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +960%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Dill seeds DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2081µg 3µg 231%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 199%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.25mg 169%
Calcium 148mg 1516mg 137%
Iron 7.8mg 16.33mg 107%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 67%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 21mg 62%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 1.01g 49%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.284mg 49%
Copper 0.373mg 0.78mg 45%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 2.807mg 37%
Zinc 2.48mg 5.2mg 25%
Magnesium 152mg 256mg 25%
Fiber 27.2g 21.1g 24%
Folate 106µg 10µg 24%
Potassium 2014mg 1186mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 9.41g 17%
Saturated fat 3.26g 0.73g 12%
Choline 51.5mg 9%
Protein 12.01g 15.98g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.418mg 8%
Manganese 2mg 1.833mg 7%
Selenium 8.8µg 12.1µg 6%
Fats 17.27g 14.54g 4%
Phosphorus 293mg 277mg 2%
Calories 318kcal 305kcal 1%
Carbs 56.63g 55.17g 0%
Net carbs 29.43g 34.07g N/A
Sugar 10.34g N/A
Sodium 30mg 20mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.767mg 0%
Leucine 0.925mg 0%
Lysine 1.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.143mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 0%
Valine 1.12mg 0%
Histidine 0.32mg 0%

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
16% 15% 55% 8% 7%
Protein: 15.98 g
Fats: 14.54 g
Carbs: 55.17 g
Water: 7.7 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more FatsFats +18.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.1%
~equal in Carbs ~55.17g
~equal in Water ~7.7g
~equal in Other ~6.61g

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
7% 84% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.73 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.41 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.01 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +728.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +242.2%

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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. Dill seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170925/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.