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Jalapeño vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jalapeño and baking powder different?

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and fiber; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 586% more than jalapeño.
  • Jalapeño contains less sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of jalapeño is 32.

Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate 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% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1140%
Contains more CopperCopper +360%
Contains more ZincZinc +1300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +781.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48866.7%
Contains more IronIron +4308%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8326.9%

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 395% 18% 72% 0% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20% 4.1%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 12mg 5876mg 586%
Sodium 3mg 10600mg 461%
Phosphorus 26mg 2191mg 309%
Iron 0.25mg 11.02mg 135%
Vitamin C 118.6mg 0mg 132%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0mg 24%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 0µg 15%
Fiber 2.8g 0.2g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0mg 8%
Carbs 6.5g 27.7g 7%
Potassium 248mg 20mg 7%
Folate 27µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0mg 5%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.011mg 4%
Copper 0.046mg 0.01mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Protein 0.91g 0g 2%
Choline 7.5mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0g 1%
Calories 29kcal 53kcal 1%
Fats 0.37g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 3.7g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 0g N/A
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1733.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +326.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12598.1%

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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. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.