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Jalapeño vs. Fiddlehead ferns — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between jalapeño and fiddlehead ferns

  • Jalapeño is richer in vitamin C, yet fiddlehead ferns are richer in vitamin A, copper, vitamin B3, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for jalapeño is 102% higher.

Food types used in this article are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Fiddlehead ferns, 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 24% 9.6% 33% 49% 107% 23% 43% 0.13% 67% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +126.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49.2%
Contains more IronIron +424%
Contains more CopperCopper +595.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +492.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +288.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +425.8%

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 89% 60% 0% 0% 5% 48% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +345.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +235.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +289.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Fiddlehead ferns DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 26.6mg 102%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 32%
Copper 0.046mg 0.32mg 30%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 24%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 4.98mg 23%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.51mg 18%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 15%
Vitamin A 54µg 181µg 14%
Iron 0.25mg 1.31mg 13%
Phosphorus 26mg 101mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.21mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Folate 27µg 7%
Protein 0.91g 4.55g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 6%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.83mg 6%
Magnesium 15mg 34mg 5%
Potassium 248mg 370mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 32mg 2%
Choline 7.5mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 1%
Calories 29kcal 34kcal 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.4g 0%
Carbs 6.5g 5.54g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 5.54g N/A
Sugar 4.12g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 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
5% 6% 89%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 88.68 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more OtherOther +56.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.4g
~equal in Water ~88.68g

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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. Fiddlehead ferns - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169405/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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