Jalapeño vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are jalapeño and oranges different?
- Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B3 than oranges.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin C for jalapeño is 73% higher.
- Jalapeño has less sugar.
- Jalapeño has a lower glycemic index (32) than oranges (45).
Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +50% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +37% |
| Contains more IronIron | +150% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +100% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +85.7% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +288% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +233.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +25% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +122.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +390.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1888.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +75% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +353.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +26% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +598.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +117.5% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +11.1% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +12% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 118.6mg | 53.2mg | 73% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.419mg | 0.06mg | 28% |
| Vitamin E | 3.58mg | 0.18mg | 23% |
| Vitamin K | 18.5µg | 0µg | 15% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.28mg | 0.282mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 54µg | 11µg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.087mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.097mg | 0.025mg | 3% |
| Fructose | 2.63g | 3% | |
| Calcium | 12mg | 40mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 26mg | 14mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.07mg | 0.04mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2.8g | 2.4g | 2% |
| Potassium | 248mg | 181mg | 2% |
| Carbs | 6.5g | 11.75g | 2% |
| Iron | 0.25mg | 0.1mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.315mg | 0.25mg | 1% |
| Folate | 27µg | 30µg | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.112g | 0.025g | 1% |
| Calories | 29kcal | 47kcal | 1% |
| Magnesium | 15mg | 10mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.14mg | 0.07mg | 1% |
| Protein | 0.91g | 0.94g | 0% |
| Fats | 0.37g | 0.12g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 3.7g | 9.35g | N/A |
| Sugar | 4.12g | 9.35g | N/A |
| Copper | 0.046mg | 0.045mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.4µg | 0.5µg | 0% |
| Choline | 7.5mg | 8.4mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.092g | 0.015g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.029g | 0.023g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.009mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.015mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.025mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.023mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.047mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.02mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.031mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.04mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.05g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.062g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +208.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +20.5% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +80.8% |
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Protein
~0.94g
~equal in
Water
~86.75g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +26.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +348% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -83.7% |
