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Cayenne pepper vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cayenne pepper and hot sauce different?

  • Cayenne pepper has more vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, iron, manganese, vitamin K, vitamin B2, and potassium than hot sauce.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cayenne pepper is 829% higher.
  • Cayenne pepper contains 249 times more vitamin E than hot sauce. While cayenne pepper contains 29.83mg of vitamin E, hot sauce contains only 0.12mg.
  • Cayenne pepper has less sodium.

Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot are the varieties used 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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2940%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1298.6%
Contains more IronIron +1525%
Contains more CopperCopper +1232.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2154.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2563.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3981.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25912.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +24758.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +811.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1020.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3325.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1460.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3245.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~74.8mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Hot sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2081µg 8µg 230%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 0.12mg 198%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.157mg 176%
Sodium 30mg 2643mg 114%
Fiber 27.2g 0.3g 108%
Iron 7.8mg 0.48mg 92%
Manganese 2mg 0.049mg 85%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 2.4µg 65%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.082mg 64%
Potassium 2014mg 144mg 55%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 0.196g 54%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 0.254mg 53%
Phosphorus 293mg 11mg 40%
Copper 0.373mg 0.028mg 38%
Magnesium 152mg 5mg 35%
Fats 17.27g 0.37g 26%
Folate 106µg 6µg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.036mg 24%
Protein 12.01g 0.51g 23%
Zinc 2.48mg 0.11mg 22%
Carbs 56.63g 1.75g 18%
Selenium 8.8µg 0µg 16%
Saturated fat 3.26g 0.052g 15%
Calories 318kcal 11kcal 15%
Calcium 148mg 8mg 14%
Choline 51.5mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 0.03g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 74.8mg 2%
Net carbs 29.43g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 10.34g 1.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2254.9%
Contains more FatsFats +4567.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3136%
Contains more WaterWater +1017.8%
Contains more OtherOther +22.4%

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9066.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4170.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.