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Jalapeño vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between jalapeño and Chinese cabbage

  • Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B6, and fiber, yet Chinese cabbage is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, folate, calcium, and iron.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily vitamin C needs 82% more than Chinese cabbage.
  • Jalapeño contains 40 times more vitamin E than Chinese cabbage. While jalapeño contains 3.58mg of vitamin E, Chinese cabbage contains only 0.09mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), 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 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 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +119%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +775%
Contains more IronIron +220%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
~equal in Potassium ~252mg

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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3877.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +258%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +313%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +145.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 45mg 82%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 45.5µg 23%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.09mg 23%
Vitamin A 54µg 223µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.194mg 17%
Folate 27µg 66µg 10%
Calcium 12mg 105mg 9%
Iron 0.25mg 0.8mg 7%
Fiber 2.8g 1g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.5mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.088mg 5%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.159mg 3%
Copper 0.046mg 0.021mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Sodium 3mg 65mg 3%
Phosphorus 26mg 37mg 2%
Protein 0.91g 1.5g 1%
Calories 29kcal 13kcal 1%
Magnesium 15mg 19mg 1%
Carbs 6.5g 2.18g 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 1.18g N/A
Potassium 248mg 252mg 0%
Sugar 4.12g 1.18g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.19mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.07mg 0%
Choline 7.5mg 6.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.096g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 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% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +85%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +198.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +64.8%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%
~equal in Water ~95.32g

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
20% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.096 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +93.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.7%

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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. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/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.