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Star anise vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between star anise and pimiento

  • Star anise has more iron, manganese, copper, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, and magnesium; however, pimiento is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Star anise covers your daily iron needs 441% more than pimiento.
  • Pimiento contains 108 times less calcium than star anise. Star anise contains 646mg of calcium, while pimiento contains 6mg.
  • The glycemic index of star anise is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, anise seed and Pimento, canned.

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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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2733.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +812%
Contains more IronIron +2100%
Contains more CopperCopper +1757.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2689.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2488.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +397.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7870%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +304.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +731.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Pimiento DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 1.68mg 441%
Copper 0.91mg 0.049mg 96%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.092mg 96%
Vitamin C 21mg 84.9mg 71%
Calcium 646mg 6mg 64%
Phosphorus 440mg 17mg 60%
Fiber 14.6g 1.9g 51%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.19mg 46%
Magnesium 170mg 6mg 39%
Potassium 1441mg 158mg 38%
Protein 17.6g 1.1g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.215mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.017mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.02g 24%
Fats 15.9g 0.3g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.161g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.06mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.01mg 16%
Calories 337kcal 23kcal 16%
Carbs 50.02g 5.1g 15%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.615mg 15%
Vitamin A 16µg 133µg 13%
Selenium 5µg 0.2µg 9%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.045g 2%
Folate 10µg 6µg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 2.71g N/A
Sodium 16mg 14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1500%
Contains more FatsFats +5200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +880.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1635%
Contains more WaterWater +875.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1856.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.3%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/nutrients
  2. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.