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Cayenne pepper vs. Tomatillo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cayenne pepper and tomatillos

  • Cayenne pepper has more vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B2, vitamin K, and potassium; however, tomatillos are higher in manganese.
  • Tomatillos cover your daily manganese needs 6565% more than cayenne pepper.
  • Tomatillos contain 365 times less vitamin A than cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper contains 41610IU of vitamin A, while tomatillos contain 114IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Tomatillos, 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 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +660%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2014.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +651.5%
Contains more IronIron +1158.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +372.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1027.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +651.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1660%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7550%

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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +553%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34583.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +645.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2525.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +370.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4275%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +695%
Contains more FolateFolate +1414.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +577.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Tomatillo DV% diff.
Manganese 2mg 153mg 6565%
Vitamin A 2081µg 6µg 231%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 0.38mg 196%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.056mg 184%
Fiber 27.2g 1.9g 101%
Iron 7.8mg 0.62mg 90%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 11.7mg 72%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.035mg 68%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 10.1µg 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 0.417g 53%
Potassium 2014mg 268mg 51%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 1.85mg 43%
Phosphorus 293mg 39mg 36%
Copper 0.373mg 0.079mg 33%
Magnesium 152mg 20mg 31%
Folate 106µg 7µg 25%
Fats 17.27g 1.02g 25%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.044mg 24%
Protein 12.01g 0.96g 22%
Zinc 2.48mg 0.22mg 21%
Carbs 56.63g 5.84g 17%
Selenium 8.8µg 0.5µg 15%
Saturated fat 3.26g 0.139g 14%
Calories 318kcal 32kcal 14%
Calcium 148mg 7mg 14%
Choline 51.5mg 7.6mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 0.155g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.15mg 3%
Sodium 30mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 29.43g 3.94g N/A
Sugar 10.34g 3.93g N/A

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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1151%
Contains more FatsFats +1593.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +869.7%
Contains more OtherOther +998.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1038.3%

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
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1674.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1907.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/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.