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Jerusalem artichoke vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between jerusalem artichoke and jalapeño

  • Jerusalem artichoke is higher in iron, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, and potassium, yet jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily vitamin C needs 127% more than jerusalem artichoke.
  • Jerusalem artichoke contains 14 times more iron than jalapeño. While jerusalem artichoke contains 3.4mg of iron, jalapeño contains only 0.25mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Jerusalem-artichokes, 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" 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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 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 +13.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73%
Contains more IronIron +1260%
Contains more CopperCopper +204.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.7%

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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26%
Contains more CholineCholine +300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2865%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1784.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +444.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +18400%
Contains more FolateFolate +107.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.28mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerusalem artichoke Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4mg 118.6mg 127%
Iron 3.4mg 0.25mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.419mg 26%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 3.58mg 23%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 18.5µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.04mg 13%
Copper 0.14mg 0.046mg 10%
Phosphorus 78mg 26mg 7%
Vitamin A 1µg 54µg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 2.8g 5%
Potassium 429mg 248mg 5%
Folate 13µg 27µg 4%
Carbs 17.44g 6.5g 4%
Choline 30mg 7.5mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.097mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.315mg 2%
Calories 73kcal 29kcal 2%
Protein 2g 0.91g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.07mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 0.112g 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.37g 1%
Net carbs 15.84g 3.7g N/A
Magnesium 17mg 15mg 0%
Calcium 14mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 9.6g 4.12g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.14mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 1.28mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 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 +119.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168.3%
Contains more OtherOther +379.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3600%
Contains more WaterWater +17.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 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 -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +625%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11100%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.

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