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Lettuce vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lettuce and jalapeño

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, and manganese; however, jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, fiber, and vitamin B3.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 127% more.
  • Lettuce has 7 times more vitamin K than jalapeño. Lettuce has 126.3µg of vitamin K, while jalapeño has 18.5µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, 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 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
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 CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +244%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +157.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%

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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
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 +585.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +582.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +40.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +81.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1189.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1527.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +365.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 9.2mg 118.6mg 122%
Vitamin K 126.3µg 18.5µg 90%
Vitamin A 370µg 54µg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.419mg 25%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 3.58mg 22%
Iron 0.86mg 0.25mg 8%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.097mg 7%
Fiber 1.3g 2.8g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 1.28mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.315mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.04mg 3%
Folate 38µg 27µg 3%
Fructose 0.43g 2.63g 3%
Calcium 36mg 12mg 2%
Potassium 194mg 248mg 2%
Copper 0.029mg 0.046mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.91g 1%
Choline 13.6mg 7.5mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 29kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.07mg 1%
Carbs 2.87g 6.5g 1%
Sodium 28mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 3.7g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 4.12g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.14mg 0%
Phosphorus 29mg 26mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.029g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.112g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 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 +49.5%
Contains more OtherOther +20.8%
Contains more FatsFats +146.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +126.5%
~equal in Water ~91.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 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 -78.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +383.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.36 g
Fructose: 0.43 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
36% 64%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.48 g
Fructose: 2.63 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +311.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +511.6%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Sucrose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/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.