Chili powder spice vs. Cayenne pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chili powder spice and cayenne pepper

Chili powder spice has more iron, copper, vitamin E, fiber, vitamin K, and selenium; however, cayenne pepper is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B6.
Cayenne pepper covers your daily vitamin A needs 239% more than chili powder spice.
Cayenne pepper has 96 times less sodium than chili powder spice. Chili powder spice has 2867mg of sodium, while cayenne pepper has 30mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, chili powder and Spices, pepper, red or cayenne.

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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.

Chili powder spice

Cayenne pepper

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+123%
Contains more IronIron	+121.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+168.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+73.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+131.8%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+17.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~152mg

~equal in Potassium ~2014mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~293mg

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.

Chili powder spice

Cayenne pepper

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+31.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+10814.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+40.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17%
Contains more FolateFolate	+278.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.919mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	2867mg	30mg	123%
Iron	17.3mg	7.8mg	119%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	76.4mg	84%
Copper	1mg	0.373mg	70%
Vitamin A	1483µg	2081µg	66%
Vitamin E	38.14mg	29.83mg	55%
Fiber	34.8g	27.2g	30%
Vitamin B6	2.094mg	2.45mg	27%
Selenium	20.4µg	8.8µg	21%
Vitamin K	105.7µg	80.3µg	21%
Folate	28µg	106µg	20%
Calcium	330mg	148mg	18%
Vitamin B3	11.6mg	8.701mg	18%
Vitamin B5	0.888mg		18%
Zinc	4.3mg	2.48mg	17%
Manganese	1.7mg	2mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.25mg	0.328mg	7%
Fats	14.28g	17.27g	5%
Fructose	4.29g		5%
Saturated fat	2.462g	3.26g	4%
Protein	13.46g	12.01g	3%
Choline	66.5mg	51.5mg	3%
Calories	282kcal	318kcal	2%
Carbs	49.7g	56.63g	2%
Potassium	1950mg	2014mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.94mg	0.919mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.006g	8.37g	2%
Magnesium	149mg	152mg	1%
Phosphorus	300mg	293mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	3.211g	2.75g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.8g	3.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	210kcal	265kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	35g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.6	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	14.9g	29.43g	N/A
Sugar	7.19g	10.34g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.07mg		0%
Threonine	0.27mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg		0%
Leucine	0.63mg		0%
Lysine	0.36mg		0%
Methionine	0.13mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.37mg		0%
Valine	0.54mg		0%
Histidine	0.18mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.519g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.014g		N/A