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Cayenne pepper vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cayenne pepper and watermelon?

  • Cayenne pepper is richer than watermelon in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, iron, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B2, vitamin K, and potassium.
  • Cayenne pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 821% more.
  • Cayenne pepper has 803 times more vitamin K than watermelon. While cayenne pepper has 80.3µg of vitamin K, watermelon has only 0.1µg.
  • The glycemic index of cayenne pepper is lower.

We used Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Watermelon, raw types 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.
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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1420%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2014.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1698.2%
Contains more IronIron +3150%
Contains more CopperCopper +788.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2380%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2563.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5163.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +843.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7332.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +59560%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +893.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4276.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4788.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5344.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +80200%
Contains more FolateFolate +3433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1156.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2081µg 28µg 228%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 0.05mg 199%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.045mg 185%
Fiber 27.2g 0.4g 107%
Iron 7.8mg 0.24mg 95%
Manganese 2mg 0.038mg 85%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 8.1mg 76%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.021mg 69%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 0.1µg 67%
Potassium 2014mg 112mg 56%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 0.05g 55%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 0.178mg 53%
Phosphorus 293mg 11mg 40%
Copper 0.373mg 0.042mg 37%
Magnesium 152mg 10mg 34%
Folate 106µg 3µg 26%
Fats 17.27g 0.15g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.033mg 25%
Protein 12.01g 0.61g 23%
Zinc 2.48mg 0.1mg 22%
Carbs 56.63g 7.55g 16%
Saturated fat 3.26g 0.016g 15%
Selenium 8.8µg 0.4µg 15%
Calories 318kcal 30kcal 14%
Calcium 148mg 7mg 14%
Choline 51.5mg 4.1mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 0.037g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 4%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Sodium 30mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 29.43g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 10.34g 6.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1868.9%
Contains more FatsFats +11413.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +650.1%
Contains more OtherOther +2416.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1036%

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7332.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16640%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.