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Cayenne pepper vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cayenne pepper and teff

  • Cayenne pepper has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, fiber, iron, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, teff has more manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cayenne pepper is 832% higher.
  • Teff has 28 times less vitamin B2 than cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper has 0.919mg of vitamin B2, while teff has 0.033mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than cayenne pepper.

Food types used in this article are Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Teff, cooked.

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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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +204%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +202%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1782.2%
Contains more IronIron +280.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +65%
Contains more ZincZinc +123.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +144.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +43%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2684.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +857.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2425.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +488.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2081µg 0µg 231%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 199%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.097mg 181%
Fiber 27.2g 2.8g 98%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 85%
Iron 7.8mg 2.05mg 72%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.033mg 68%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 67%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 56%
Potassium 2014mg 107mg 56%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 0.909mg 49%
Manganese 2mg 2.86mg 37%
Fats 17.27g 0.65g 26%
Phosphorus 293mg 120mg 25%
Magnesium 152mg 50mg 24%
Folate 106µg 18µg 22%
Copper 0.373mg 0.226mg 16%
Protein 12.01g 3.87g 16%
Selenium 8.8µg 16%
Saturated fat 3.26g 15%
Zinc 2.48mg 1.11mg 12%
Carbs 56.63g 19.86g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.183mg 12%
Calories 318kcal 101kcal 11%
Calcium 148mg 49mg 10%
Choline 51.5mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 7%
Sodium 30mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 29.43g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 10.34g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 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
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +210.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2556.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +185.1%
Contains more OtherOther +775.4%
Contains more WaterWater +830.8%

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

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

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