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 231% 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

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

Dill seeds

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

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

Dill seeds

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 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			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%
Vitamin B2	0.919mg	0.284mg	49%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.37g	1.01g	49%
Copper	0.373mg	0.78mg	45%
Vitamin B3	8.701mg	2.807mg	37%
Magnesium	152mg	256mg	25%
Zinc	2.48mg	5.2mg	25%
Potassium	2014mg	1186mg	24%
Fiber	27.2g	21.1g	24%
Folate	106µg	10µg	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%
Protein per 100 calories	3.8g	5.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	265kcal	191kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	33g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	14	N/A
Net carbs	29.43g	34.07g	N/A
Carbs	56.63g	55.17g	0%
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%