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Cayenne pepper vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cayenne pepper and prunes

  • Cayenne pepper has more vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin C, fiber, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and potassium than prunes.
  • Cayenne pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 817% more.
  • Cayenne pepper contains 127 times more vitamin C than prunes. Cayenne pepper contains 76.4mg of vitamin C, while prunes contain 0.6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +270.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +244.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +175.1%
Contains more IronIron +738.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +463.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +324.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +568.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2833.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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%
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12633.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5235.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6837.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +543.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +394.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +362.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1095.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +35%
Contains more FolateFolate +2550%
Contains more CholineCholine +409.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Prunes DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2081µg 39µg 227%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 0.43mg 196%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.205mg 173%
Iron 7.8mg 0.93mg 86%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 0.6mg 84%
Fiber 27.2g 7.1g 80%
Manganese 2mg 0.299mg 74%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.186mg 56%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 0.062g 55%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 1.882mg 43%
Potassium 2014mg 732mg 38%
Phosphorus 293mg 69mg 32%
Folate 106µg 4µg 26%
Magnesium 152mg 41mg 26%
Fats 17.27g 0.38g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.051mg 23%
Protein 12.01g 2.18g 20%
Zinc 2.48mg 0.44mg 19%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 59.5µg 17%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Selenium 8.8µg 0.3µg 15%
Saturated fat 3.26g 0.088g 14%
Calcium 148mg 43mg 11%
Copper 0.373mg 0.281mg 10%
Choline 51.5mg 10.1mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 0.053g 7%
Calories 318kcal 240kcal 4%
Carbs 56.63g 63.88g 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 29.43g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 10.34g 38.13g N/A
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 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
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2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +450.9%
Contains more FatsFats +4444.7%
Contains more OtherOther +128.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.8%
Contains more WaterWater +284.1%

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
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43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5088.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13400%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/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.