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Bamboo shoot vs Jalapeño - In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between Bamboo shoot and Jalapeño

  • Bamboo shoot is higher in Copper, Vitamin B1, Zinc, Potassium and Manganese, yet Jalapeño is higher in Vitamin C, Vitamin E , Vitamin K, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin A.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily Vitamin C needs 127% more than Bamboo shoot.
  • Bamboo shoot contains 8 times more Zinc than Jalapeño. While Bamboo shoot contains 1.1mg of Zinc, Jalapeño contains only 0.14mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Bamboo shoots, raw and Peppers, jalapeno, raw.

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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" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Bamboo shoot
Bamboo shoot
6
:
2
Jalapeño
Jalapeño
Contains more Iron +100%
Contains more Potassium +114.9%
Contains more Copper +313%
Contains more Zinc +685.7%
Contains more Phosphorus +126.9%
Contains more Magnesium +400%
Contains less Sodium -25%
Equal in Calcium - 12
Bamboo shoot
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 19% 4% 48% 3% 64% 30% 26% 1%
Jalapeño
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 10% 4% 22% 11% 16% 4% 12% 1%
Contains more Iron +100%
Contains more Potassium +114.9%
Contains more Copper +313%
Contains more Zinc +685.7%
Contains more Phosphorus +126.9%
Contains more Magnesium +400%
Contains less Sodium -25%
Equal in Calcium - 12

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Bamboo shoot
Bamboo shoot
1
:
8
Jalapeño
Jalapeño
Contains more Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more Vitamin C +2865%
Contains more Vitamin A +5290%
Contains more Vitamin E +258%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +74.6%
Contains more Vitamin K +∞%
Contains more Folate +285.7%
Equal in Vitamin B2 - 0.07
Bamboo shoot
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 14% 2% 20% 0% 38% 17% 12% 10% 56% 0% 0% 6%
Jalapeño
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 396% 65% 72% 0% 10% 17% 24% 19% 97% 0% 47% 21%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more Vitamin C +2865%
Contains more Vitamin A +5290%
Contains more Vitamin E +258%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +74.6%
Contains more Vitamin K +∞%
Contains more Folate +285.7%
Equal in Vitamin B2 - 0.07

Vitamin and Mineral Summary Scores

Summary score is calculated by summing up the daily values contained in 300 grams of the product. Obviously the more the food fulfils human daily needs, the more the summary score is
Vitamin Summary Score
14
Bamboo shoot
64
Jalapeño
Mineral Summary Score
24
Bamboo shoot
10
Jalapeño

Macronutrients Comparison

Macronutrient comparison charts compare the amount of protein, total fats and total carbohydrates in 300 grams of the food. The displayed values show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Protein
16%
Bamboo shoot
5%
Jalapeño
Carbohydrates
5%
Bamboo shoot
7%
Jalapeño
Fats
1%
Bamboo shoot
2%
Jalapeño

Comparison summary table

Pay attention at the most right column. It shows the amounts side by side, making it easier to realize the amount of difference.
Bamboo shoot Jalapeño
Lower in Sodium ok
Rich in vitamins ok
Lower in Sugars ok
Lower in Saturated Fat ok
Lower in price ok
Rich in minerals ok
Lower in Cholesterol Equal
Lower in glycemic index Equal

Which food is preferable in case of diets?

ok
ok
is better in case of low diet
Bamboo shoot Jalapeño
Low Calories diet ok
Low Fats diet ok
Low Carbs diet ok
Low glycemic index diet Equal

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Comparison summary

Which food contains less Sodium?
Jalapeño
Jalapeño contains less Sodium (difference - 1mg)
Which food is richer in vitamins?
Jalapeño
Jalapeño is relatively richer in vitamins
Which food contains less Sugars?
Bamboo shoot
Bamboo shoot contains less Sugars (difference - 1.12g)
Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?
Bamboo shoot
Bamboo shoot is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 0.023g)
Which food is cheaper?
Bamboo shoot
Bamboo shoot is cheaper (difference - $0.8)
Which food is richer in minerals?
Bamboo shoot
Bamboo shoot is relatively richer in minerals
Which food contains less Cholesterol?
?
The foods are relatively equal in Cholesterol (0 mg)
Which food is lower in glycemic index?
?
The foods have equal glycemic indexes (32)

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

In the column "Opinion" we made some assumptions which could be controversial. For instance we are assuming that less saturated fats is good for you. Please ignore this column if you have your own opinion.We marked the nutrients, comparison of which we considered as not meaningful, as "N/A"
Nutrient Bamboo shoot Jalapeño Opinion
Calories 27 29 Jalapeño
Protein 2.6 0.91 Bamboo shoot
Fats 0.3 0.37 Jalapeño
Vitamin C 4 118.6 Jalapeño
Carbs 5.2 6.5 Jalapeño
Cholesterol 0 0
Vitamin D 0 0
Iron 0.5 0.25 Bamboo shoot
Calcium 13 12 Bamboo shoot
Potassium 533 248 Bamboo shoot
Magnesium 3 15 Jalapeño
Sugars 3 4.12 Bamboo shoot
Fiber 2.2 2.8 Jalapeño
Copper 0.19 0.046 Bamboo shoot
Zinc 1.1 0.14 Bamboo shoot
Starch
Phosphorus 59 26 Bamboo shoot
Sodium 4 3 Jalapeño
Vitamin A 20 1078 Jalapeño
Vitamin E 1 3.58 Jalapeño
Vitamin D 0 0
Vitamin B1 0.15 0.04 Bamboo shoot
Vitamin B2 0.07 0.07
Vitamin B3 0.6 1.28 Jalapeño
Vitamin B5 0.161 0.315 Jalapeño
Vitamin B6 0.24 0.419 Jalapeño
Vitamin B12 0 0
Vitamin K 0 18.5 Jalapeño
Folate 7 27 Jalapeño
Trans Fat 0 0
Saturated Fat 0.069 0.092 Bamboo shoot
Monounsaturated Fat 0.007 0.029 Jalapeño
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134 0.112 Bamboo shoot
Tryptophan 0.027 Bamboo shoot
Threonine 0.086 Bamboo shoot
Isoleucine 0.088 Bamboo shoot
Leucine 0.14 Bamboo shoot
Lysine 0.134 Bamboo shoot
Methionine 0.03 Bamboo shoot
Phenylalanine 0.09 Bamboo shoot
Valine 0.106 Bamboo shoot
Histidine 0.042 Bamboo shoot
Fructose 2.63 Jalapeño

References

The source of all the nutrient values on the page (excluding the main article the sources for which are presented separately if present) is the USDA's FoodCentral. The exact links of the foods presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bamboo shoot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/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.