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Cayenne pepper vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cayenne pepper and merlot

  • The amount of vitamin B6, fiber, iron, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B3, copper, and phosphorus in cayenne pepper is higher than in merlot.
  • Cayenne pepper covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 184% more than merlot.
  • Merlot has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of merlot is 15, while the glycemic index of cayenne pepper is 32.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1485.8%
Contains more IronIron +1595.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +3290.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1671.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1173.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1415.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%

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%
Merlot
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2864.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3784.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4198.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +10500%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2081µg 231%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 199%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.057mg 184%
Fiber 27.2g 0g 109%
Iron 7.8mg 0.46mg 92%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 0mg 85%
Manganese 2mg 0.132mg 81%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.031mg 68%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 67%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 56%
Potassium 2014mg 127mg 56%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 0.224mg 53%
Copper 0.373mg 0.011mg 40%
Phosphorus 293mg 23mg 39%
Magnesium 152mg 12mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.005mg 27%
Fats 17.27g 0g 27%
Folate 106µg 1µg 26%
Protein 12.01g 0.07g 24%
Zinc 2.48mg 0.14mg 21%
Carbs 56.63g 2.51g 18%
Selenium 8.8µg 0.2µg 16%
Saturated fat 3.26g 15%
Calcium 148mg 8mg 14%
Calories 318kcal 83kcal 12%
Choline 51.5mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.03mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 29.43g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 10.34g 0.62g N/A

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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17057.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2156.2%
Contains more WaterWater +975.7%
Contains more OtherOther +79.3%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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