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Spinach vs. Black pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spinach and black pepper different?

  • Spinach is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and folate, while black pepper is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B5.
  • Black pepper covers your daily need for manganese, 514% more than spinach.
  • Spinach contains 19 times more vitamin A than black pepper. Spinach contains 10481IU of vitamin A, while black pepper contains 547IU.

Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Spices, pepper, black types were used 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 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 122% 133% 117% 364% 443% 32% 68% 2.6% 1663% 27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +96.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +185.2%
Contains more IronIron +172%
Contains more CopperCopper +664.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +182.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1264%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +226.7%

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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
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% 9% 21% 0% 27% 42% 21% 84% 67% 0% 409% 13% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1840.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +201.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +758.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +864.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach Black pepper DV% diff.
Manganese 0.935mg 12.753mg 514%
Vitamin K 493.6µg 163.7µg 275%
Copper 0.174mg 1.33mg 128%
Fiber 2.4g 25.3g 92%
Iron 3.57mg 9.71mg 77%
Vitamin A 524µg 27µg 55%
Folate 146µg 17µg 32%
Calcium 136mg 443mg 31%
Potassium 466mg 1329mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 1.399mg 25%
Carbs 3.75g 63.95g 20%
Magnesium 87mg 171mg 20%
Phosphorus 56mg 158mg 15%
Protein 2.97g 10.39g 15%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 0mg 11%
Calories 23kcal 251kcal 11%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 1.04mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.043g 1.392g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.998g 6%
Selenium 1.5µg 4.9µg 6%
Fats 0.26g 3.26g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.242mg 0.291mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.18mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 1.143mg 4%
Zinc 0.76mg 1.19mg 4%
Sodium 70mg 20mg 2%
Choline 19.7mg 11.3mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.739g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.108mg 1%
Net carbs 1.35g 38.65g N/A
Sugar 0.43g 0.64g N/A
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0.366mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 1.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0.244mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.159mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.152g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
10% 3% 64% 12% 10%
Protein: 10.39 g
Fats: 3.26 g
Carbs: 63.95 g
Water: 12.46 g
Other: 9.94 g
Contains more WaterWater +632%
Contains more ProteinProtein +249.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1153.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1605.3%
Contains more OtherOther +449.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
44% 24% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.392 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.739 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.998 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12216.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +815.6%

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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. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/nutrients
  2. Black pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170931/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.