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Beetroot vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beetroot and jalapeño different?

  • Beetroot is higher in folate, manganese, and iron; however, jalapeño is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for jalapeño is 126% higher.
  • Beetroot contains 4 times more folate than jalapeño. While beetroot contains 109µg of folate, jalapeño contains only 27µg.
  • Jalapeño has a lower glycemic index (32) than beetroot (64).

Beets, raw and Peppers, jalapeno, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
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 +53.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31%
Contains more IronIron +220%
Contains more CopperCopper +63%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +239.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 16% 0% 0.67% 0.8% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 395% 0% 18% 72% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20%
Contains more FolateFolate +303.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2320.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8850%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +283.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +525.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.9mg 118.6mg 126%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.419mg 27%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 3.58mg 24%
Folate 109µg 27µg 21%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 18.5µg 15%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.097mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.25mg 7%
Vitamin A 2µg 54µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 1.28mg 6%
Copper 0.075mg 0.046mg 3%
Sodium 78mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.315mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.05g 3%
Magnesium 23mg 15mg 2%
Potassium 325mg 248mg 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.14mg 2%
Phosphorus 40mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.07mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 29kcal 1%
Protein 1.61g 0.91g 1%
Carbs 9.56g 6.5g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.04mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.7g 3.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 267kcal 319kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 233g 345g N/A
Fats 0.17g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 3.7g N/A
Calcium 16mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 6.76g 4.12g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Choline 6mg 7.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.029g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.112g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 0.062g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 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 +76.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.1%
Contains more FatsFats +117.6%
~equal in Water ~91.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.029g

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.