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Jalapeño vs. Ham — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between jalapeño and ham

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin A; however, ham is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 132% more than ham.
  • Jalapeño has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of jalapeño is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted.

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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 10% 2.4% 25% 56% 26% 79% 84% 157% 7% 106%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.7%
Contains more IronIron +492%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1957.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +653.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4775%
~equal in Magnesium ~14mg

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 0% 0% 5% 12% 189% 47% 75% 24% 92% 81% 0% 2.3% 46%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1332%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1785%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +188.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1034.7%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Ham DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 0mg 132%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.754mg 60%
Sodium 3mg 1203mg 52%
Protein 0.91g 20.93g 40%
Selenium 0.4µg 19.5µg 35%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.65µg 27%
Zinc 0.14mg 2.88mg 25%
Phosphorus 26mg 196mg 24%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.25mg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 53mg 18%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 4.023mg 17%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 0µg 15%
Iron 0.25mg 1.48mg 15%
Choline 7.5mg 85.1mg 14%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.202mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.092g 1.81g 8%
Fats 0.37g 5.53g 8%
Folate 27µg 3µg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 2.62g 6%
Calories 29kcal 145kcal 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 32IU 4%
Copper 0.046mg 0.079mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.8µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.54g 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Carbs 6.5g 1.5g 2%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.054mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.403mg 2%
Potassium 248mg 287mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.4mg 1%
Net carbs 3.7g 1.5g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 14mg 0%
Calcium 12mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 4.12g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.931mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.918mg 0%
Leucine 1.661mg 0%
Lysine 1.775mg 0%
Methionine 0.553mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.904mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0%
Histidine 0.75mg 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
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21% 6% 68% 4%
Protein: 20.93 g
Fats: 5.53 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 67.67 g
Other: 4.37 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +333.3%
Contains more WaterWater +35.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2200%
Contains more FatsFats +1394.6%
Contains more OtherOther +724.5%

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
Ham
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36% 53% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.62 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.54 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8934.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +382.1%

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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. Ham - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167871/nutrients

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

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