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.
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% |
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
12.01 g
Fats:
17.27 g
Carbs:
56.63 g
Water:
8.05 g
Other:
6.04 g
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
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.26 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.75 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
8.37 g
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% |