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

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Significant differences between cayenne pepper and chili powder spice

Cayenne pepper has more vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B6; however, chili powder spice is richer in iron, copper, vitamin E, fiber, vitamin K, and selenium.
Cayenne pepper covers your daily vitamin A needs 239% more than chili powder spice.
Chili powder spice has 109 times less vitamin C than cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper has 76.4mg of vitamin C, while chili powder spice has 0.7mg.
Cayenne pepper contains less sodium.

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

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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.

Cayenne pepper

Chili powder spice

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

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

~equal in Magnesium ~149mg

~equal in Potassium ~1950mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~300mg

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.

Cayenne pepper

Chili powder spice

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.94mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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