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Jalapeño vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jalapeño and lime different?

  • Lime contains less vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B3 than jalapeño.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 99% more than lime.
  • Jalapeño has 31 times more vitamin K than lime. Jalapeño has 18.5µg of vitamin K, while lime has 0.6µg.

Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Limes, raw types were 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 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more IronIron +140%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +307.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1527.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +540%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +874.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2983.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +237.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +47.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 29.1mg 99%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.043mg 29%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.22mg 22%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 0.6µg 15%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.2mg 7%
Vitamin A 54µg 2µg 6%
Folate 27µg 8µg 5%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.008mg 4%
Iron 0.25mg 0.6mg 4%
Potassium 248mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.02mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Calcium 12mg 33mg 2%
Copper 0.046mg 0.065mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.217mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.03mg 1%
Phosphorus 26mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 6.5g 10.54g 1%
Calories 29kcal 30kcal 0%
Protein 0.91g 0.7g 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 1.69g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.11mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.022g 0%
Choline 7.5mg 5.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 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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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30%
Contains more FatsFats +85%
Contains more OtherOther +76.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.2%
~equal in Water ~88.26g

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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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +52.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.1%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.