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Jalapeño vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between jalapeño and green beans

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, and vitamin A; however, green beans have more vitamin K and manganese.
  • Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 121% more.
  • Jalapeño has 8 times more vitamin E than green beans. Jalapeño has 3.58mg of vitamin E, while green beans have 0.46mg.
  • Jalapeño has a higher glycemic index than green beans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more IronIron +160%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +193.8%

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1122.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +678.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +325.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +648.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +158.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +125.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 9.7mg 121%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.056mg 28%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 47.9µg 25%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.46mg 21%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.285mg 8%
Iron 0.25mg 0.65mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.074mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.614mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.074mg 3%
Potassium 248mg 146mg 3%
Calcium 12mg 44mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Protein 0.91g 1.89g 2%
Fiber 2.8g 3.2g 2%
Vitamin A 54µg 32µg 2%
Folate 27µg 33µg 2%
Choline 7.5mg 16.9mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.097mg 2%
Copper 0.046mg 0.057mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.25mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Calories 29kcal 35kcal 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.28g 0%
Carbs 6.5g 7.88g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 3.63g N/A
Phosphorus 26mg 29mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.145g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more FatsFats +32.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.2%
Contains more OtherOther +37.7%
~equal in Water ~89.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 g
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +163.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29.5%

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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. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/nutrients
  2. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.