Cayenne pepper vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cayenne pepper and parsley different?

Cayenne pepper is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and potassium, while parsley is higher in vitamin K and vitamin C.
Parsley covers your daily need for vitamin K, 1300% more than cayenne pepper.
Cayenne pepper contains 40 times more vitamin E than parsley. Cayenne pepper contains 29.83mg of vitamin E, while parsley contains 0.75mg.

Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Parsley, fresh types were 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.

Cayenne pepper

Parsley

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+204%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+263.5%
Contains more IronIron	+25.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+150.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+131.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+405.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+8700%

~equal in Calcium ~138mg

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

Parsley

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+394.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3877.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+281.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+837.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+562.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2622.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+302.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+74.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1942.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+43.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	80.3µg	1640µg	1300%
Vitamin E	29.83mg	0.75mg	194%
Vitamin A	2081µg	421µg	184%
Vitamin B6	2.45mg	0.09mg	182%
Fiber	27.2g	3.3g	96%
Manganese	2mg	0.16mg	80%
Vitamin C	76.4mg	133mg	63%
Vitamin B2	0.919mg	0.098mg	63%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.37g	0.124g	55%
Vitamin B3	8.701mg	1.313mg	46%
Potassium	2014mg	554mg	43%
Phosphorus	293mg	58mg	34%
Fats	17.27g	0.79g	25%
Copper	0.373mg	0.149mg	25%
Magnesium	152mg	50mg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.328mg	0.086mg	20%
Iron	7.8mg	6.2mg	20%
Protein	12.01g	2.97g	18%
Carbs	56.63g	6.33g	17%
Selenium	8.8µg	0.1µg	16%
Saturated fat	3.26g	0.132g	14%
Calories	318kcal	36kcal	14%
Zinc	2.48mg	1.07mg	13%
Folate	106µg	152µg	12%
Vitamin B5		0.4mg	8%
Choline	51.5mg	12.8mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.75g	0.295g	6%
Sodium	30mg	56mg	1%
Calcium	148mg	138mg	1%
Net carbs	29.43g	3.03g	N/A
Sugar	10.34g	0.85g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.045mg	0%
Threonine		0.122mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.118mg	0%
Leucine		0.204mg	0%
Lysine		0.181mg	0%
Methionine		0.042mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.145mg	0%
Valine		0.172mg	0%
Histidine		0.061mg	0%