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Jalapeño vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between jalapeño and corn?

  • Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin K; however, corn is richer in vitamin B5 and phosphorus.
  • Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 126% more.
  • Corn contains 46 times less vitamin K than jalapeño. Jalapeño contains 18.5µg of vitamin K, while corn contains 0.4µg.
  • Jalapeño has a lower glycemic index (32) than corn (52).

We used Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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%
Corn
Corn
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +73.3%
Contains more IronIron +80%
Contains more ZincZinc +342.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +196.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.049mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 395% 0% 18% 72% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20%
Corn
Corn
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 18% 0% 4.3% 1.8% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2056.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +315.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3877.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +201.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4525%
Contains more FolateFolate +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +151.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Corn DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 5.5mg 126%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.09mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.139mg 22%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 0.4µg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.792mg 10%
Phosphorus 26mg 77mg 7%
Protein 0.91g 3.41g 5%
Carbs 6.5g 20.98g 5%
Vitamin A 54µg 13µg 5%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.62mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.093mg 4%
Choline 7.5mg 29.1mg 4%
Calories 29kcal 96kcal 3%
Magnesium 15mg 26mg 3%
Iron 0.25mg 0.45mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.167mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 1.683mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.603g 3%
Fats 0.37g 1.5g 2%
Fiber 2.8g 2.4g 2%
Fructose 2.63g 0.79g 2%
Calcium 12mg 3mg 1%
Potassium 248mg 218mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.057mg 1%
Folate 27µg 23µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.374g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.1g 3.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 319kcal 282kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 345g 104g N/A
Net carbs 3.7g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 4.54g N/A
Copper 0.046mg 0.049mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.197g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 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
Corn
Corn
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3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +24.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +274.7%
Contains more FatsFats +305.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +222.8%
Contains more OtherOther +32.1%

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
Corn
Corn
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17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1189.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +438.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 64%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.48 g
Fructose: 2.63 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Corn
Corn
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61% 23% 7% 7%
Starch: 7.17 g
Sucrose: 2.74 g
Glucose: 0.84 g
Fructose: 0.79 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.17 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +76.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +232.9%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.