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Jalapeño vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jalapeño and napa cabbage different?

  • Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3; however, napa cabbage is richer in iron and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for jalapeño is 128% higher.
  • Jalapeño contains 11 times more vitamin B6 than napa cabbage. While jalapeño contains 0.419mg of vitamin B6, napa cabbage contains only 0.037mg.

Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Cabbage, napa, cooked 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 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +185.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +141.7%
Contains more IronIron +196%
Contains more CopperCopper +108.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +109.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.14mg
~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%
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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3606.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +315.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +174.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1032.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +59.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 3.2mg 128%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.037mg 29%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 24%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 15%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Copper 0.046mg 0.096mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.035mg 6%
Iron 0.25mg 0.74mg 6%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.203mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.466mg 5%
Vitamin A 54µg 13µg 5%
Potassium 248mg 87mg 5%
Folate 27µg 43µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.005mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.025mg 3%
Calcium 12mg 29mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 8mg 2%
Choline 7.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 1%
Calories 29kcal 12kcal 1%
Carbs 6.5g 2.23g 1%
Phosphorus 26mg 19mg 1%
Protein 0.91g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 2.23g N/A
Sugar 4.12g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.14mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 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% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
Contains more FatsFats +117.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +191.5%
Contains more OtherOther +211.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.9%
~equal in Water ~96.33g

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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. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/nutrients

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

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