Cayenne pepper vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cayenne pepper and mustard?

Cayenne pepper is richer than mustard in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin C, iron, manganese, vitamin K, vitamin B2, and potassium.
Cayenne pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 830% more.
Cayenne pepper has 255 times more vitamin C than mustard. While cayenne pepper has 76.4mg of vitamin C, mustard has only 0.3mg.

We used Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Mustard, prepared, yellow 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.

Cayenne pepper

Mustard

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+134.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1225%
Contains more IronIron	+384.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+404.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+287.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+171.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+373.9%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+280.7%

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.

Cayenne pepper

Mustard

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+25366.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+41520%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+8186.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+85.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1212.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1440%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+3400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+5635.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1414.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+129.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	2081µg	5µg	231%
Vitamin E	29.83mg	0.36mg	196%
Vitamin B6	2.45mg	0.07mg	183%
Fiber	27.2g	4g	93%
Vitamin C	76.4mg	0.3mg	85%
Iron	7.8mg	1.61mg	77%
Manganese	2mg	0.422mg	69%
Vitamin K	80.3µg	1.4µg	66%
Vitamin B2	0.919mg	0.07mg	65%
Potassium	2014mg	152mg	55%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.37g	0.774g	51%
Vitamin B3	8.701mg	0.565mg	51%
Sodium	30mg	1104mg	47%
Selenium	8.8µg	33.5µg	45%
Copper	0.373mg	0.074mg	33%
Phosphorus	293mg	108mg	26%
Folate	106µg	7µg	25%
Magnesium	152mg	48mg	25%
Fats	17.27g	3.34g	21%
Protein	12.01g	3.74g	17%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.64mg	17%
Carbs	56.63g	5.83g	17%
Saturated fat	3.26g	0.214g	14%
Calories	318kcal	60kcal	13%
Vitamin B1	0.328mg	0.177mg	13%
Calcium	148mg	63mg	9%
Vitamin B5		0.254mg	5%
Choline	51.5mg	22.4mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.75g	2.182g	1%
Net carbs	29.43g	1.83g	N/A
Sugar	10.34g	0.92g	N/A
Starch		0.64g	0%
Trans fat		0.009g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.009mg	0%
Threonine		0.167mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.146mg	0%
Leucine		0.292mg	0%
Lysine		0.264mg	0%
Methionine		0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.161mg	0%
Valine		0.189mg	0%
Histidine		0.119mg	0%
Fructose		0.23g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.373g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.358g	N/A