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Jalapeño vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between jalapeño and horned melon

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and folate; however, horned melon is richer in iron and magnesium.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily vitamin C needs 126% more than horned melon.
  • Horned melon has 9 times less folate than jalapeño. Jalapeño has 27µg of folate, while horned melon has 3µg.
  • Horned melon has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of horned melon is 48, while the glycemic index of jalapeño is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Horned melon (Kiwano).

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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 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +130%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +148.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more IronIron +352%
Contains more ZincZinc +242.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
~equal in Calcium ~13mg

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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2137.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +671.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +126.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +565.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Horned melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 5.3mg 126%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.063mg 27%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 24%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 15%
Iron 0.25mg 1.13mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Magnesium 15mg 40mg 6%
Folate 27µg 3µg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 7µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.565mg 4%
Potassium 248mg 123mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.015mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.183mg 3%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.039mg 3%
Copper 0.046mg 0.02mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.48mg 3%
Phosphorus 26mg 37mg 2%
Protein 0.91g 1.78g 2%
Choline 7.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 1%
Calories 29kcal 44kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.025mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.37g 1.26g 1%
Carbs 6.5g 7.56g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 7.56g N/A
Calcium 12mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 4.12g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more OtherOther +23.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +95.6%
Contains more FatsFats +240.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.3%
~equal in Water ~88.97g

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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. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/nutrients

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

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