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Peanut butter vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between peanut butter and jalapeño?

  • Peanut butter is higher in fats, vitamin B3, manganese, protein, phosphorus, copper, vitamin E, and magnesium; however, jalapeño is richer in vitamin C.
  • Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 132% more.
  • Jalapeño contains 139 times less fats than peanut butter. Peanut butter contains 51.36g of fats, while jalapeño contains 0.37g.
  • Jalapeño has less saturated fat.
  • Peanut butter has a lower glycemic index (14) than jalapeño (32).

We used Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt and Peppers, jalapeno, raw types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 15% 49% 65% 141% 68% 144% 2.2% 217% 22%
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 +308.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125%
Contains more IronIron +596%
Contains more CopperCopper +817.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1692.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1188.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1616.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +925%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.4%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 182% 38% 44% 246% 68% 102% 0% 0.75% 65%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 395% 0% 18% 72% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +154.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +174.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +924.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +261%
Contains more FolateFolate +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6066.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.419mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut butter Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 118.6mg 132%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.535g 0.112g 83%
Fats 51.36g 0.37g 78%
Vitamin B3 13.112mg 1.28mg 74%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 12.215g 0.062g 71%
Manganese 1.665mg 0.097mg 68%
Monounsaturated fat 25.941g 0.029g 65%
Saturated fat 10.325g 0.092g 47%
Phosphorus 335mg 26mg 44%
Protein 22.21g 0.91g 43%
Copper 0.422mg 0.046mg 42%
Vitamin E 9.1mg 3.58mg 37%
Magnesium 168mg 15mg 36%
Calories 598kcal 29kcal 28%
Zinc 2.51mg 0.14mg 22%
Iron 1.74mg 0.25mg 19%
Vitamin B5 1.137mg 0.315mg 16%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 18.5µg 15%
Folate 87µg 27µg 15%
Choline 63mg 7.5mg 10%
Potassium 558mg 248mg 9%
Fiber 5g 2.8g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.04mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.07mg 9%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.4µg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 54µg 6%
Carbs 22.31g 6.5g 5%
Calcium 49mg 12mg 4%
Fructose 0.12g 2.63g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.441mg 0.419mg 2%
Starch 3.56g 1%
Sodium 17mg 3mg 1%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.027g 0.05g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.7g 3.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 269kcal 319kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 17g 345g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.7 1.5 N/A
Net carbs 17.31g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 10.49g 4.12g N/A
Trans fat 0.075g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.231mg 0%
Threonine 0.525mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.616mg 0%
Leucine 1.546mg 0%
Lysine 0.681mg 0%
Methionine 0.265mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.202mg 0%
Valine 0.782mg 0%
Histidine 0.557mg 0%
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid) 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.008g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 51% 22% 3%
Protein: 22.21 g
Fats: 51.36 g
Carbs: 22.31 g
Water: 1.23 g
Other: 2.89 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 +2340.7%
Contains more FatsFats +13781.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +243.2%
Contains more WaterWater +7354.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 53% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 25.941 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.535 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 +89351.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11092%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 73%
Starch: 3.56 g
Sucrose: 10.25 g
Glucose: 0.13 g
Fructose: 0.12 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 +1038.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2091.7%
~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. Peanut butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172470/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.