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Jalapeño vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jalapeño and maple sugar different?

  • Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and fiber; however, maple sugar is richer in manganese, zinc, iron, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for maple sugar is 188% higher.
  • Jalapeño has a lower glycemic index (32) than maple sugar (63).

Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Sugars, maple are the varieties 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +766.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.5%
Contains more IronIron +544%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +4228.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4458.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +438.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +556.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13866.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +257.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0.097mg 4.422mg 188%
Vitamin C 118.6mg 0mg 132%
Zinc 0.14mg 6.06mg 54%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.003mg 32%
Carbs 6.5g 90.9g 28%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0mg 24%
Iron 0.25mg 1.61mg 17%
Calories 29kcal 354kcal 16%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 0µg 15%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.04mg 8%
Calcium 12mg 90mg 8%
Folate 27µg 0µg 7%
Copper 0.046mg 0.099mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.048mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.013mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Phosphorus 26mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.009mg 3%
Protein 0.91g 0.1g 2%
Choline 7.5mg 2.1mg 1%
Potassium 248mg 274mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.8µg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 19mg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 84.87g N/A
Sodium 3mg 11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.1g 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +810%
Contains more FatsFats +85%
Contains more WaterWater +1046.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1298.5%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +120.7%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.