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Cayenne pepper vs. Pigeon pea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cayenne pepper and pigeon pea raw

  • Cayenne pepper has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin B2, fiber, vitamin B3, and iron; however, pigeon pea raw is richer in folate, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Cayenne pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 832% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw.

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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 131% 39% 123% 196% 352% 75% 157% 2.2% 234% 45%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.7%
Contains more IronIron +49.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.3%
~equal in Selenium ~8.2µg

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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 161% 43% 56% 76% 65% 0% 0% 342% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +208000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +391.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +193.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +765.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +96%
Contains more FolateFolate +330.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Pigeon pea raw DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2081µg 1µg 231%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 199%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.283mg 167%
Folate 106µg 456µg 88%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 0mg 85%
Copper 0.373mg 1.057mg 76%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 67%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.187mg 56%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 0.814g 50%
Fiber 27.2g 15g 49%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 2.965mg 36%
Iron 7.8mg 5.23mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.643mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.266mg 25%
Fats 17.27g 1.49g 24%
Protein 12.01g 21.7g 19%
Potassium 2014mg 1392mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.26g 0.33g 13%
Phosphorus 293mg 367mg 11%
Manganese 2mg 1.791mg 9%
Choline 51.5mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 0.012g 7%
Magnesium 152mg 183mg 7%
Zinc 2.48mg 2.76mg 3%
Calcium 148mg 130mg 2%
Carbs 56.63g 62.78g 2%
Calories 318kcal 343kcal 1%
Selenium 8.8µg 8.2µg 1%
Sodium 30mg 17mg 1%
Net carbs 29.43g 47.78g N/A
Sugar 10.34g N/A
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.785mg 0%
Leucine 1.549mg 0%
Lysine 1.521mg 0%
Methionine 0.243mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.858mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.774mg 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
22% 63% 11% 3%
Protein: 21.7 g
Fats: 1.49 g
Carbs: 62.78 g
Water: 10.59 g
Other: 3.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +1059.1%
Contains more OtherOther +75.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +80.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.9%
Contains more WaterWater +31.6%

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
29% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.814 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22816.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +928.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.9%

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. Pigeon pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172436/nutrients

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

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