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Arugula vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are arugula and jalapeño different?

  • Arugula has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, iron, calcium, manganese, and magnesium; however, jalapeño is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin E.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 115% more than arugula.
  • Arugula has 13 times more calcium than jalapeño. Arugula has 160mg of calcium, while jalapeño has 12mg.

Arugula, raw and Peppers, jalapeno, raw types were used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +213.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.8%
Contains more IronIron +484%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +235.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +230.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 395% 18% 72% 0% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +120.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +487%
Contains more FolateFolate +259.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +104%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +690.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +732.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +319.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +474%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 15mg 118.6mg 115%
Vitamin K 108.6µg 18.5µg 75%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.419mg 27%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3.58mg 21%
Folate 97µg 27µg 18%
Calcium 160mg 12mg 15%
Iron 1.46mg 0.25mg 15%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.097mg 10%
Magnesium 47mg 15mg 8%
Vitamin A 119µg 54µg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 1.28mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 2.8g 5%
Potassium 369mg 248mg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 26mg 4%
Protein 2.58g 0.91g 3%
Copper 0.076mg 0.046mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.315mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 3mg 1%
Choline 15.3mg 7.5mg 1%
Carbs 3.65g 6.5g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.112g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.07mg 1%
Calories 25kcal 29kcal 0%
Fats 0.66g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 2.05g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 4.12g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.029g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
7% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +183.5%
Contains more FatsFats +78.4%
Contains more OtherOther +164.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78.1%
~equal in Water ~91.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +69%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +184.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.092g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/nutrients
  2. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.