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Mashed potato vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mashed potato and jalapeño different?

  • Mashed potato contains less vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and fiber than jalapeño.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 132% more than mashed potato.
  • Mashed potato has 102 times more sodium than jalapeño. Mashed potato has 306mg of sodium, while jalapeño has 3mg.
  • Mashed potato has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mashed potato is 87, while the glycemic index of jalapeño is 32.

Fast foods, potato, mashed 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
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 +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.3%
Contains more IronIron +24%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.097mg

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 0% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +752.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +249.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +213.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 118.6mg 132%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.419mg 23%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3.58mg 21%
Sodium 306mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 18.5µg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 0.112g 8%
Fiber 1.3g 2.8g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 6%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Phosphorus 59mg 26mg 5%
Folate 9µg 27µg 5%
Fats 2.82g 0.37g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.07mg 4%
Calories 89kcal 29kcal 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 14.65g 6.5g 3%
Fructose 0.2g 2.63g 3%
Saturated fat 0.577g 0.092g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 0.029g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.04mg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 7.5mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 1.28mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.4µg 1%
Protein 1.65g 0.91g 1%
Iron 0.31mg 0.25mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 12mg 1%
Potassium 286mg 248mg 1%
Copper 0.035mg 0.046mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin A 43µg 54µg 1%
Net carbs 13.35g 3.7g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g 4.12g N/A
Manganese 0.098mg 0.097mg 0%
Trans fat 0.105g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g 0.05g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 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 +81.3%
Contains more FatsFats +662.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.4%
Contains more OtherOther +137.7%
Contains more WaterWater +15.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 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 +2382.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1098.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
96%
Starch: 12.1 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.2 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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +640%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1215%
~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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/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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