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Lime vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lime and jalapeño different?

  • Lime contains less vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B3 than jalapeño.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 99% more than lime.
  • Lime has 3 times more calcium than jalapeño. Lime has 33mg of calcium, while jalapeño has 12mg.

Limes, raw 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.
Lime
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
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 +175%
Contains more IronIron +140%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1112.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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.
Lime
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
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 CVitamin C +307.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1527.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +540%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +874.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2983.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +237.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +47.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 29.1mg 118.6mg 99%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.419mg 29%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 3.58mg 22%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 18.5µg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.28mg 7%
Vitamin A 2µg 54µg 6%
Folate 8µg 27µg 5%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.097mg 4%
Iron 0.6mg 0.25mg 4%
Potassium 102mg 248mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.07mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Calcium 33mg 12mg 2%
Copper 0.065mg 0.046mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.315mg 2%
Magnesium 6mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.04mg 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 26mg 1%
Carbs 10.54g 6.5g 1%
Calories 30kcal 29kcal 0%
Protein 0.7g 0.91g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 1.69g 4.12g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.14mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.092g 0%
Choline 5.1mg 7.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.029g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.112g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 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 CarbsCarbs +62.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30%
Contains more FatsFats +85%
Contains more OtherOther +76.7%
~equal in Water ~91.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 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 -76.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +52.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103.6%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.