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Jalapeño vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jalapeño and daikon different?

  • Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B3; however, daikon is richer in copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for jalapeño is 107% higher.

Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Radishes, oriental, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +155.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains more CopperCopper +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
~equal in Magnesium ~16mg
~equal in Potassium ~227mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.15mg

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%
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +439.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +540%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +810.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6066.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~28µg
~equal in Choline ~7.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 22mg 107%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.046mg 29%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0mg 24%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 0.3µg 15%
Copper 0.046mg 0.115mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.2mg 7%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Fiber 2.8g 1.6g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.138mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.02mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.038mg 3%
Calcium 12mg 27mg 2%
Iron 0.25mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Protein 0.91g 0.6g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Calories 29kcal 18kcal 1%
Sodium 3mg 21mg 1%
Potassium 248mg 227mg 1%
Carbs 6.5g 4.1g 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 2.5g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 4.12g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.15mg 0%
Phosphorus 26mg 23mg 0%
Folate 27µg 28µg 0%
Choline 7.5mg 7.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.7%
Contains more FatsFats +270%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.5%
~equal in Water ~94.62g
~equal in Other ~0.58g

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
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +70.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +148.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.4%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.