Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
pomegranate juice
versus
cayenne pepper
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pomegranate juice and cayenne pepper:
Cayenne pepper is high in calories and pomegranate juice has 83% less calories than cayenne pepper - pomegranate juice has 54 calories per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 318 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pomegranate juice is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to cayenne pepper per calorie. Pomegranate juice has a macronutrient ratio of 1:94:5 and for cayenne pepper, 11:53:36 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Pomegranate Juice | Cayenne Pepper | |
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Protein | 1% | 11% |
Carbohydrates | 94% | 53% |
Fat | 5% | 36% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cayenne pepper is high in carbohydrates and pomegranate juice has 77% less carbohydrates than cayenne pepper - pomegranate juice has 13.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 56.6g of carbohydrates.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 271 times more dietary fiber than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 0.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 27.2g of dietary fiber.
Pomegranate juice and cayenne pepper contain similar amounts of sugar - pomegranate juice has 12.7g of sugar per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 10.3g of sugar.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of protein and it has 79 times more protein than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 0.15g of protein per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 12g of protein.
Pomegranate juice has 41.3 times less saturated fat than cayenne pepper - pomegranate juice has 0.08g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 3.3g of saturated fat.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 763 times more Vitamin C than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 0.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 76.4mg of Vitamin C.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than pomegranate juice - cayenne pepper has 2081ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pomegranate juice does not contain significant amounts.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 77 times more Vitamin E than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 0.38mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 29.8mg of Vitamin E.
Cayenne pepper has 672% more Vitamin K than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 10.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 80.3ug of Vitamin K.
Cayenne pepper has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, pomegranate juice contains more pantothenic acid.
Pomegranate Juice | Cayenne Pepper | |
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Thiamin | 0.015 MG | 0.328 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.015 MG | 0.919 MG |
Niacin | 0.233 MG | 8.701 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.285 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.04 MG | 2.45 MG |
Folate | 24 UG | 106 UG |
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of calcium and it has 12 times more calcium than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 11mg of calcium per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 148mg of calcium.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of iron and it has 77 times more iron than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 0.1mg of iron per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 7.8mg of iron.
Both pomegranate juice and cayenne pepper are high in potassium. Cayenne pepper has 841% more potassium than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 214mg of potassium per 100 grams and cayenne pepper has 2014mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cayenne pepper has more linoleic acid than pomegranate juice per 100 grams.
Pomegranate Juice | Cayenne Pepper | |
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linoleic acid | 0.05 G | 7.71 G |
Total | 0.05 G | 7.71 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Pomegranate Juice (Pomegranate juice, bottled) and Cayenne Pepper (Spices, pepper, red or cayenne) .
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