Nutrition for Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne Pepper Nutrition Summary

One teaspoon of cayenne pepper (1.8 grams or 0.06 oz) contains 6 calories and 0.2 grams of protein. Cayenne pepper consist of 8% water, 57% carbohydrates, 12% protein, and 17% fat.

Cayenne pepper is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, potassium, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin E. It also contains significant amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium, riboflavin, manganese and phosphorus.

In one teaspoon of cayenne pepper:

• Calories: 6
• Protein: 0.2 g
• Sugar: 0.2 g
• Dietary fiber: 0.5 g
• Fat: 0.3 g, (Saturated: 0.1 g)
• Sodium: 0.5 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in cayenne pepper.

See the Cayenne Pepper Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Spices, pepper, red or cayenne.

Calories in Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne pepper has 6 calories per teaspoon or 333 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates, fat and protein.

53% of calories in cayenne pepper are from carbohydrates, 36% of calories are from fat and 11% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in Cayenne Pepper

Calories Similar to Cayenne Pepper

Some other spices or herbs with similar calories to cayenne pepper by weight:

• Tea Powder: same
• Sage: same
• Tumeric: same
• Cardamom: same

Protein in Cayenne Pepper

A single teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper contains 0.2 grams of protein. Cayenne pepper is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

• Protein: 0.22 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in cayenne pepper.

Protein Similar to Cayenne Pepper

Some other spices or herbs with similar amounts of protein to cayenne pepper by weight:

• Coriander Seeds: same
• Marjoram: same
• Cardamom: same
• Sage: same

Vitamins and Minerals in Cayenne Pepper

An good source of many nutrients, cayenne pepper contains abundant amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, potassium, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin E. In fact, a single teaspoon of cayenne pepper contains 5% of recommended daily values or 37.5 ug of Vitamin A.

Vitamins in cayenne pepper (1 tsp):

• Vitamin a: 37.5 ug
• Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 0.2 mg
• Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 1.4 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.5 mg
• Folate: 1.9 ug
• Vitamin k: 1.4 ug

Minerals in cayenne pepper (1 tsp):

• Calcium: 2.7 mg
• Potassium: 36.3 mg
• Iron: 0.1 mg
• Magnesium: 2.7 mg
• Zinc: < 0.1 mg
• Selenium: 0.2 ug
• Phosphorus: 5.3 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Manganese: < 0.1 mg
• Choline: 0.9 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in cayenne pepper.

Similar to Cayenne Pepper for Vitamin A

Here are some other spices or herbs with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin A to cayenne pepper:

• Paprika: +6.9 UG
• Marjoram: -30 UG
• Sage: -32 UG
• Basil: -33 UG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Cayenne Pepper ^[3]

Cayenne Pepper Nutrition Chart

Cayenne Pepper in Cooking

Cayenne pepper is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two teaspoons of cayenne pepper.

Friends and Relatives of Cayenne Pepper

Other similar relatives:

• Paprika
• Garlic Powder
• Dijon Mustard
• Coriander Seeds