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Spices, pepper, black

Not checked yet · database values 251 kcal per 100 g

Not checked for absorption yet: these are the listed values.

Not checked yet: the numbers below are what the database lists.

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What 100 g gives you: imported foods have no serving size yet.

Your body needs enough of each of these. Past enough, more doesn’t help. Amounts are what the food databases list, not what your body absorbs, unless a row says it was measured.

The words: “A lot” means one serving gives 20% or more of Health Canada’s daily amount, “Some” 10% to 19%, “A little” 2% to 9%, “Almost none” under 2%. Strongest word first; within a word, protein and fibre lead, then the biggest share.

A milligram (mg) is a thousandth of a gram, and a microgram (µg) a thousandth of a milligram: 1,000 µg make 1 mg.

9 more nutrients below “a lot”

Missing from our databases for this food, so left out, not counted as zero: vitamin C, niacin, vitamin B12, vitamin D, omega-3: ALA and omega-3: EPA + DHA.

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Not checked yet, and nothing is on file for foods like it either. That means unknown, not clean.

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Name in the database: Spices, pepper, black

Listed nutrients, per 100 g

For each nutrient, the value this page uses is marked “used”. A row marked “second database” is another database’s figure for a matching food, kept so you can see how far databases disagree (they can differ in the samples analysed, lab methods and rounding). Its own cells are worked out from it, but none of the page’s words or scores are.

NutrientPer 100 caloriesHowSourceGrade
Calcium443 mg176.49 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
443 mg176.49 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Carbohydrate63.95 g25.48 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
63.95 g25.48 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Choline11.3 mg4.5 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
11.3 mg4.5 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Energy251 kcal–FDC Energy (kcal) usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy)–
251 kcal–copy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Fat3.26 g1.3 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
3.26 g1.3 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Fibre25.3 g10.08 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
25.3 g10.08 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Folate17 µg6.77 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
17 µg6.77 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Iron9.71 mg3.87 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
9.71 mg3.87 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Magnesium171 mg68.13 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
171 mg68.13 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Phosphorus158 mg62.95 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
158 mg62.95 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Potassium1,329 mg529.48 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
1,329 mg529.48 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Protein10.39 g4.14 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
10.39 g4.14 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Riboflavin (B2)0.18 mg0.07 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
0.18 mg0.07 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Selenium4.9 µg1.95 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
4.9 µg1.95 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Sodium20 mg7.97 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
20 mg7.97 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Sugars0.64 g0.25 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
0.64 g0.25 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Thiamin (B1)0.108 mg0.04 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
0.108 mg0.04 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Vitamin A27 µg10.76 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
27 µg10.76 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Vitamin B60.291 mg0.12 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
0.291 mg0.12 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Vitamin E1.04 mg0.41 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
1.04 mg0.41 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Vitamin K1163.7 µg65.22 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
163.7 µg65.22 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Water12.46 g4.96 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
12.46 g4.96 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Zinc1.19 mg0.47 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
1.19 mg0.47 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
NutrientPer 100 gPer 100 caloriesHowSourceGrade
Beta-carotene310 µg123.51 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
310 µg123.51 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Copper1.33 mg0.53 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
1.33 mg0.53 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Lutein + zeaxanthin454 µg180.88 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
454 µg180.88 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Manganese12.753 mg5.08 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
12.753 mg5.08 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Niacin (B3, preformed)1.143 mg0.46 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
1.143 mg0.46 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C
Pantothenic acid (B5)1.399 mg0.56 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170931C
1.399 mg0.56 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #198C

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Sources

Body map 2026-10-25.1: each nutrient’s job comes from an agency fact sheet, linked beside it under Good for.

The plain words: “a lot” means one serving (100 g when the food has no serving size) gives at least 20% of the daily amount (the reference intake), “some” at least 10%, “a little” at least 2% (the cut-offs are ours, one set for every page: 20% and 10% are borrowed from the US labelling terms “high” and “good source” and applied to Health Canada’s daily amount, whereas Health Canada’s own shopper rule says 15%; provisional: they may change in a later method version). The daily amount is Health Canada’s Dietary Reference Intake for adults 19–30; where men and women need different amounts we use the higher one (protein: 56 g for men, 46 g for women). The percentage printed under each nutrient is the printed amount as a share of that daily amount, rounded to the nearest whole number, and the word is read from that percentage, so the amount, the percentage and the word always agree. Calcium with a measured absorption is scaled by how well it gets in compared with milk.

The scale: “Nothing to watch” means a serving a day stays under the limit at ordinary amounts; “Go easy” means a serving a day can push past the limit for adults who already take in the most, or fewer than 2 servings reach it; “Limit it” means once a week or less. The dataset’s own rating is under “How we got this”. Provisional: the scale may change in a later method version.

Measured absorption under Good for: grade-A studies in adults that tested this preparation of this food, as a share of the listed amount (the share digested, for protein), quoted once each source has passed our evidence check; animal studies and other variants stay in the table above. Provisional: this screen may change in a later method version.