Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
almond extract
versus
cayenne pepper
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in almond extract and cayenne pepper:
Cayenne pepper is high in calories and almond extract has 82% less calories than cayenne pepper - cayenne pepper has 318 calories per 100 grams and almond extract has 56 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, almond extract is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to cayenne pepper per calorie. Almond extract has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for cayenne pepper, 11:53:36 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Almond Extract | Cayenne Pepper | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 53% |
| Fat | ~ | 36% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cayenne pepper is high in carbohydrates and almond extract has 75% less carbohydrates than cayenne pepper - cayenne pepper has 56.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and almond extract has 14.4g of carbohydrates.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than almond extract - cayenne pepper has 27.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Cayenne pepper has 28% less sugar than almond extract - cayenne pepper has 10.3g of sugar per 100 grams and almond extract has 14.4g of sugar.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of protein and it has 399 times more protein than almond extract - cayenne pepper has 12g of protein per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.03g of protein.
Almond extract has less saturated fat than cayenne pepper - cayenne pepper has 3.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than almond extract - cayenne pepper has 76.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than almond extract - cayenne pepper has 2081ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has more Vitamin E than almond extract - cayenne pepper has 29.8mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Cayenne pepper has signficantly more Vitamin K than almond extract - cayenne pepper has 80.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Cayenne pepper has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Almond Extract | Cayenne Pepper | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.003 MG | 0.328 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.029 MG | 0.919 MG |
| Niacin | 0.129 MG | 8.701 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.011 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.008 MG | 2.45 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 106 UG |
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of calcium and it has 48 times more calcium than almond extract - cayenne pepper has 148mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond extract has 3mg of calcium.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of iron and it has 155 times more iron than almond extract - cayenne pepper has 7.8mg of iron per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.05mg of iron.
Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than almond extract - cayenne pepper has 2014mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
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: Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) and Cayenne Pepper (Spices, pepper, red or cayenne) .
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||