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Jalapeño vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between jalapeño and garlic

  • Jalapeño is richer in vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin A, yet garlic is richer in manganese, vitamin B6, copper, selenium, phosphorus, iron, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for jalapeño is 97% higher.
  • Jalapeño contains 120 times more vitamin A than garlic. Jalapeño contains 1078IU of vitamin A, while garlic contains 9IU.

Food types used in this article are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Garlic, 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%
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1408.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.7%
Contains more IronIron +580%
Contains more CopperCopper +550%
Contains more ZincZinc +728.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +488.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1623.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3450%

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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +280.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +988.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +209.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 31.2mg 97%
Manganese 0.097mg 1.672mg 68%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 1.235mg 63%
Copper 0.046mg 0.299mg 28%
Selenium 0.4µg 14.2µg 25%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.08mg 23%
Phosphorus 26mg 153mg 18%
Iron 0.25mg 1.7mg 18%
Calcium 12mg 181mg 17%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 1.7µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.2mg 13%
Protein 0.91g 6.36g 11%
Carbs 6.5g 33.06g 9%
Zinc 0.14mg 1.16mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.596mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Folate 27µg 3µg 6%
Calories 29kcal 149kcal 6%
Potassium 248mg 401mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.7mg 4%
Choline 7.5mg 23.2mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.11mg 3%
Fiber 2.8g 2.1g 3%
Magnesium 15mg 25mg 2%
Sodium 3mg 17mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.249g 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 1g N/A
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 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
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +56.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +598.9%
Contains more FatsFats +35.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +408.6%
Contains more OtherOther +183%

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
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +163.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +122.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.089g

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients

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

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