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Peppermint vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between peppermint and jerusalem artichoke

  • The amount of vitamin A, manganese, vitamin C, fiber, folate, calcium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, and magnesium in peppermint is higher than in jerusalem artichoke.
  • Peppermint covers your daily vitamin A needs 85% more than jerusalem artichoke.
  • Jerusalem artichoke has 20 times less manganese than peppermint. Peppermint has 1.176mg of manganese, while jerusalem artichoke has 0.06mg.
  • Peppermint has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of peppermint is 70, while the glycemic index of jerusalem artichoke is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Peppermint, fresh and Jerusalem-artichokes, raw.

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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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +370.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1635.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.6%
Contains more IronIron +49.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +135%
Contains more ZincZinc +825%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1860%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.1%
~equal in Phosphorus ~78mg

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +695%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +343.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +776.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +143.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Manganese 1.176mg 0.06mg 49%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 4mg 31%
Fiber 8g 1.6g 26%
Folate 114µg 13µg 25%
Vitamin A 212µg 1µg 23%
Calcium 243mg 14mg 23%
Iron 5.08mg 3.4mg 21%
Copper 0.329mg 0.14mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.06mg 16%
Magnesium 80mg 17mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.2mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.12mg 9%
Choline 30mg 5%
Protein 3.75g 2g 4%
Potassium 569mg 429mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.077mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.001g 3%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 1.3mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0g 1%
Phosphorus 73mg 78mg 1%
Sodium 31mg 4mg 1%
Carbs 14.89g 17.44g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.94g 0.01g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.397mg 1%
Calories 70kcal 73kcal 0%
Net carbs 6.89g 15.84g N/A
Sugar 9.6g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.5%
Contains more FatsFats +9300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.1%
Contains more OtherOther +43.5%
~equal in Water ~78.01g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +725%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50700%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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