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Jalapeño vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between jalapeño and pasta

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and potassium; however, pasta is higher in vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 132% more than pasta.
  • Jalapeño has 54 times more vitamin A than pasta. While jalapeño has 1078IU of vitamin A, pasta has only 20IU.
  • The glycemic index of pasta is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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%
Pasta
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +933.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more IronIron +356%
Contains more CopperCopper +102.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +142.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +130.9%

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%
Pasta
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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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1132.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +422.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +137%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Pasta DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 0mg 132%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.034mg 30%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 24%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.209mg 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Iron 0.25mg 1.14mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Folate 27µg 64µg 9%
Protein 0.91g 5.15g 8%
Potassium 248mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.15mg 6%
Carbs 6.5g 24.93g 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.224mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 6µg 5%
Calories 29kcal 131kcal 5%
Phosphorus 26mg 63mg 5%
Copper 0.046mg 0.093mg 5%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.56mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.183mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.992mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.429g 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 6mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Fats 0.37g 1.05g 1%
Choline 7.5mg 1%
Net carbs 3.7g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 4.12g N/A
Sodium 3mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.15g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 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
Pasta
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more WaterWater +33.7%
Contains more OtherOther +71%
Contains more ProteinProtein +465.9%
Contains more FatsFats +183.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +283.5%

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
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +327.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +283%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/nutrients

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

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