Cayenne pepper vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cayenne pepper and bell peppers

Bell peppers contain less vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, iron, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin K, potassium, and vitamin B3 than cayenne pepper.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cayenne pepper is 229% higher.
Bell peppers have 81 times less vitamin E than cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper has 29.83mg of vitamin E, while bell peppers have 0.37mg.

Food types used in this article are Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Peppers, sweet, green, raw.

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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.

Cayenne pepper

Bell pepper

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1420%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1380%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1050.9%
Contains more IronIron	+2194.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+465.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1807.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1365%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1539.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-90%

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.

Cayenne pepper

Bell pepper

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11461.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+7962.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+475.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3182.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1712.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+993.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+985.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+960%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~80.4mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	2081µg	18µg	229%
Vitamin E	29.83mg	0.37mg	196%
Vitamin B6	2.45mg	0.224mg	171%
Fiber	27.2g	1.7g	102%
Iron	7.8mg	0.34mg	93%
Manganese	2mg	0.122mg	82%
Vitamin B2	0.919mg	0.028mg	69%
Vitamin K	80.3µg	7.4µg	61%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.37g	0.062g	55%
Potassium	2014mg	175mg	54%
Vitamin B3	8.701mg	0.48mg	51%
Phosphorus	293mg	20mg	39%
Magnesium	152mg	10mg	34%
Copper	0.373mg	0.066mg	34%
Fats	17.27g	0.17g	26%
Folate	106µg	10µg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.328mg	0.057mg	23%
Protein	12.01g	0.86g	22%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.13mg	21%
Carbs	56.63g	4.64g	17%
Selenium	8.8µg	0µg	16%
Calories	318kcal	20kcal	15%
Saturated fat	3.26g	0.058g	15%
Calcium	148mg	10mg	14%
Choline	51.5mg	5.5mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.75g	0.008g	7%
Vitamin C	76.4mg	80.4mg	4%
Vitamin B5		0.099mg	2%
Sodium	30mg	3mg	1%
Fructose		1.12g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.8g	4.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	265kcal	233kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	500g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	29.43g	2.94g	N/A
Sugar	10.34g	2.4g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.012mg	0%
Threonine		0.036mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.024mg	0%
Leucine		0.036mg	0%
Lysine		0.039mg	0%
Methionine		0.007mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.092mg	0%
Valine		0.036mg	0%
Histidine		0.01mg	0%