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Jalapeño vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jalapeño and beetroot different?

  • Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B3; however, beetroot is richer in folate, manganese, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for jalapeño is 126% higher.
  • Jalapeño contains 93 times more vitamin K than beetroot. While jalapeño contains 18.5µg of vitamin K, beetroot contains only 0.2µg.
  • Jalapeño has a lower glycemic index (32) than beetroot (64).

Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Beets, raw are the varieties 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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31%
Contains more IronIron +220%
Contains more CopperCopper +63%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +239.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%

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 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%
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 16% 0% 0.67% 0.8% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2320.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8850%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +283.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +525.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9150%
Contains more FolateFolate +303.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Beetroot DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 4.9mg 126%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.067mg 27%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.04mg 24%
Folate 27µg 109µg 21%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 0.2µg 15%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.329mg 10%
Iron 0.25mg 0.8mg 7%
Vitamin A 54µg 2µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.334mg 6%
Copper 0.046mg 0.075mg 3%
Sodium 3mg 78mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.155mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Magnesium 15mg 23mg 2%
Potassium 248mg 325mg 2%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.35mg 2%
Phosphorus 26mg 40mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.04mg 2%
Calories 29kcal 43kcal 1%
Protein 0.91g 1.61g 1%
Carbs 6.5g 9.56g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.031mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.1g 3.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 319kcal 267kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 345g 233g N/A
Fats 0.37g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 6.76g N/A
Calcium 12mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 4.12g 6.76g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Choline 7.5mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more FatsFats +117.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.1%
Contains more OtherOther +103.8%
~equal in Water ~87.58g

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
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10.3%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.