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Black pepper vs. White pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between black pepper and white pepper

  • Black pepper has more manganese, copper, potassium, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, white pepper is richer in iron and vitamin C.
  • Black pepper's daily need coverage for manganese is 368% more.
  • Black pepper contains 18 times more potassium than white pepper. Black pepper contains 1329mg of potassium, while white pepper contains 73mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, pepper, black and Spices, pepper, white.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 64% 80% 6.4% 537% 303% 31% 75% 0.65% 561% 17%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +67.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1720.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +196.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +58.1%
Contains more IronIron +47.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
~equal in Zinc ~1.13mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 9% 21% 27% 42% 21% 84% 67% 0% 409% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 70% 0% 0% 0% 5.5% 29% 4% 0% 23% 0% 0% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +390.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +439.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +191%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black pepper White pepper DV% diff.
Manganese 12.753mg 4.3mg 368%
Vitamin K 163.7µg 136%
Iron 9.71mg 14.31mg 58%
Copper 1.33mg 0.91mg 47%
Potassium 1329mg 73mg 37%
Vitamin B5 1.399mg 28%
Vitamin C 0mg 21mg 23%
Magnesium 171mg 90mg 19%
Calcium 443mg 265mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.291mg 0.1mg 15%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.152g 10%
Vitamin E 1.04mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.108mg 0.022mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.143mg 0.212mg 6%
Fiber 25.3g 26.2g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.126mg 4%
Phosphorus 158mg 176mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Selenium 4.9µg 3.1µg 3%
Saturated fat 1.392g 0.626g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.998g 0.616g 3%
Calories 251kcal 296kcal 2%
Fats 3.26g 2.12g 2%
Carbs 63.95g 68.61g 2%
Folate 17µg 10µg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Zinc 1.19mg 1.13mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 5mg 1%
Protein 10.39g 10.4g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 4.1g 3.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 242kcal 285kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 40g 34g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.2 2.2 N/A
Net carbs 38.65g 42.41g N/A
Sugar 0.64g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.739g 0.789g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.366mg 0%
Leucine 1.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.244mg 0%
Methionine 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.159mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
10% 2% 69% 11% 7%
Protein: 10.4 g
Fats: 2.12 g
Carbs: 68.61 g
Water: 11.42 g
Other: 7.45 g
Contains more FatsFats +53.8%
~equal in Protein ~10.4g
~equal in Carbs ~68.61g
~equal in Water ~11.42g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 24% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.392 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.739 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.998 g
31% 39% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.626 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.789 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.616 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.789g

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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. Black pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170931/nutrients
  2. White pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170933/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.