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, fats, vitamin B3, protein, iron, folate, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, while jalapeño is higher in vitamin C.
Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 132% higher.
Jalapeño has 133 times less fats than peanuts. Peanuts have 49.24g of fats, while jalapeño has 0.37g.
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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Peanut

Jalapeño

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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Peanut

Jalapeño

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 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			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%
Protein	25.8g	0.91g	50%
Phosphorus	376mg	26mg	50%
Vitamin B1	0.64mg	0.04mg	50%
Magnesium	168mg	15mg	36%
Vitamin E	8.33mg	3.58mg	32%
Vitamin B5	1.767mg	0.315mg	29%
Zinc	3.27mg	0.14mg	28%
Saturated fat	6.279g	0.092g	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%
Calcium	92mg	12mg	8%
Choline	52.5mg	7.5mg	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	54µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.07mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.419mg	5%
Carbs	16.13g	6.5g	3%
Fructose		2.63g	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.05g	3%
Sodium	18mg	3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	220kcal	319kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	345g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	1.5	N/A
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-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.062g	0%