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Peanut vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between peanuts and jalapeño?

  • Peanuts are richer in copper, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin E, while jalapeño is higher in vitamin C.
  • Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 132% higher.
  • Jalapeño has 25 times less copper than peanuts. Peanuts have 1.144mg of copper, while jalapeño has 0.046mg.
  • Jalapeño has a higher glycemic index (32) than peanuts (13).

We used Peanuts, all types, raw and Peppers, jalapeno, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Peanut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
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 +1020%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +184.3%
Contains more IronIron +1732%
Contains more CopperCopper +2387%
Contains more ZincZinc +2235.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1346.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1893.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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.
Peanut
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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% 0% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
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 EVitamin E +132.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +842.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +461%
Contains more FolateFolate +788.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +600%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 118.6mg 132%
Copper 1.144mg 0.046mg 122%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.558g 0.112g 103%
Manganese 1.934mg 0.097mg 80%
Fats 49.24g 0.37g 75%
Vitamin B3 12.066mg 1.28mg 67%
Monounsaturated fat 24.426g 0.029g 61%
Iron 4.58mg 0.25mg 54%
Folate 240µg 27µg 53%
Phosphorus 376mg 26mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.64mg 0.04mg 50%
Protein 25.8g 0.91g 50%
Magnesium 168mg 15mg 36%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 3.58mg 32%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 0.315mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.279g 0.092g 28%
Zinc 3.27mg 0.14mg 28%
Calories 567kcal 29kcal 27%
Fiber 8.5g 2.8g 23%
Vitamin K 0µg 18.5µg 15%
Potassium 705mg 248mg 13%
Selenium 7.2µg 0.4µg 12%
Choline 52.5mg 7.5mg 8%
Calcium 92mg 12mg 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 54µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.419mg 5%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Carbs 16.13g 6.5g 3%
Sodium 18mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 7.63g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 4.72g 4.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 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 +2735.2%
Contains more FatsFats +13208.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +148.2%
Contains more OtherOther +339.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1310.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 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 +84127.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13791.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.