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Jalapeño vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between jalapeño and pimiento

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin K, vitamin B5, and folate; however, pimiento has more vitamin A and iron.
  • Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 37% more.
  • Jalapeño has 32 times more vitamin B5 than pimiento. Jalapeño has 0.315mg of vitamin B5, while pimiento has 0.01mg.
  • Pimiento has a higher glycemic index than jalapeño.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Pimento, canned.

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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more IronIron +572%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.049mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.092mg

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +39.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +418.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3050%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +122.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +19%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +146.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 84.9mg 37%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.69mg 19%
Iron 0.25mg 1.68mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.215mg 16%
Vitamin A 54µg 133µg 9%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 8.3µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.01mg 6%
Folate 27µg 6µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.615mg 4%
Fiber 2.8g 1.9g 4%
Potassium 248mg 158mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Magnesium 15mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.017mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 6mg 1%
Phosphorus 26mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.06mg 1%
Calories 29kcal 23kcal 0%
Protein 0.91g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.3g 0%
Carbs 6.5g 5.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 2.71g N/A
Copper 0.046mg 0.049mg 0%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.19mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 14mg 0%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.092mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Choline 7.5mg 6.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +23.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.5%
Contains more OtherOther +32.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.9%
~equal in Water ~93.1g

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.8%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.