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Jalapeño vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between jalapeño and mars

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C and vitamin A, while mars has more calcium and iron.
  • Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 131% higher.
  • Mars contains 6 times less vitamin A than jalapeño. Jalapeño contains 1078IU of vitamin A, while mars contains 167IU.
  • The amount of sugar in jalapeño is lower.
  • Jalapeño has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of jalapeño is 32, while the glycemic index of mars is 62.

The food types used in this comparison are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies.

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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%
Mars
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 27% 0% 32% 0% 0% 0% 18% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more IronIron +244%

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%
Mars
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +23620%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Mars DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 0.5mg 131%
Saturated fat 0.092g 11.651g 53%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 32%
Fats 0.37g 19.32g 29%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 24%
Calories 29kcal 475kcal 22%
Carbs 6.5g 72.4g 22%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 15%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 8%
Calcium 12mg 90mg 8%
Iron 0.25mg 0.86mg 8%
Potassium 248mg 7%
Folate 27µg 7%
Protein 0.91g 4.28g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 6%
Sodium 3mg 136mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 5%
Copper 0.046mg 5%
Magnesium 15mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Manganese 0.097mg 4%
Phosphorus 26mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 3%
Fiber 2.8g 2g 3%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 1%
Choline 7.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 1%
Net carbs 3.7g 70.4g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 58.94g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.131g N/A
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
Mars
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4% 19% 72% 2% 2%
Protein: 4.28 g
Fats: 19.32 g
Carbs: 72.4 g
Water: 1.7 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +5293.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +370.3%
Contains more FatsFats +5121.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1013.8%
Contains more OtherOther +334%

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
Mars
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100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.651 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Mars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168814/nutrients

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

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