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Feta vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are feta and jalapeño different?

  • Feta has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc; however, jalapeño is richer in vitamin C.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 132% more than feta.
  • Jalapeño contains less cholesterol.

Cheese, feta 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 148% 5.5% 24% 11% 79% 144% 120% 3.7% 82%
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 +26.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4008.3%
Contains more IronIron +160%
Contains more ZincZinc +1957.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1196.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +246.4%

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.
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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 0% 42% 3.6% 6% 39% 195% 19% 58% 98% 211% 4.5% 24% 8.4%
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 +131.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +285%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1105.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +207%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +105.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1888.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +927.8%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.419mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 118.6mg 132%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0µg 70%
Saturated fat 14.946g 0.092g 68%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.07mg 60%
Calcium 493mg 12mg 48%
Phosphorus 337mg 26mg 44%
Sodium 917mg 3mg 40%
Fats 21.28g 0.37g 32%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Protein 14.21g 0.91g 27%
Selenium 15µg 0.4µg 27%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.14mg 25%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 3.58mg 23%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 18.5µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.315mg 13%
Calories 264kcal 29kcal 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 0.029g 11%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.04mg 10%
Vitamin A 125µg 54µg 8%
Iron 0.65mg 0.25mg 5%
Potassium 62mg 248mg 5%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.097mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 0.112g 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Copper 0.032mg 0.046mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 1.28mg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Magnesium 19mg 15mg 1%
Folate 32µg 27µg 1%
Choline 15.4mg 7.5mg 1%
Carbs 4.09g 6.5g 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 4.12g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.419mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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14% 21% 4% 55% 5%
Protein: 14.21 g
Fats: 21.28 g
Carbs: 4.09 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 5.2 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 +1461.5%
Contains more FatsFats +5651.4%
Contains more OtherOther +881.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.9%
Contains more WaterWater +66%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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74% 23% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.946 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.623 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.591 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 +15841.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +427.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Feta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173420/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.