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Jalapeño vs. Chinese broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jalapeño and chinese broccoli different?

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, and vitamin B3; however, chinese broccoli is richer in vitamin K, folate, vitamin A, calcium, manganese, and vitamin B2.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 100% more than chinese broccoli.
  • Jalapeño has 7 times more vitamin E than chinese broccoli. Jalapeño has 3.58mg of vitamin E, while chinese broccoli has 0.48mg.

Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Broccoli, chinese, cooked 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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more IronIron +124%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +178.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +225%
~equal in Potassium ~261mg

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +320.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +645.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +98.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +498.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +358.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +237.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Chinese broccoli DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 28.2mg 100%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 84.8µg 55%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.07mg 27%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.48mg 21%
Folate 27µg 99µg 18%
Calcium 12mg 100mg 9%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.264mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.146mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.437mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.095mg 5%
Iron 0.25mg 0.56mg 4%
Vitamin A 54µg 82µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.159mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Choline 7.5mg 25.3mg 3%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.39mg 2%
Phosphorus 26mg 41mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.3µg 2%
Copper 0.046mg 0.061mg 2%
Fiber 2.8g 2.5g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.33g 1%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 6.5g 3.81g 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.72g 1%
Calories 29kcal 22kcal 0%
Protein 0.91g 1.14g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 1.31g N/A
Potassium 248mg 261mg 0%
Sugar 4.12g 0.84g N/A
Sodium 3mg 7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.11g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.05g 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
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +70.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.3%
Contains more FatsFats +94.6%
Contains more OtherOther +49.1%
~equal in Water ~93.54g

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
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +72.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +194.6%

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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 broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.