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Jalapeño vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between jalapeño and pita

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A; however, pita has more vitamin B1, manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 132% more.
  • Jalapeño is lower in sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index than jalapeño.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +73.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +616.7%
Contains more IronIron +460%
Contains more CopperCopper +265.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +273.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +395.9%

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%
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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% 0% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1132.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +567.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +67.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Pita DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 0mg 132%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.034mg 30%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 24%
Sodium 3mg 536mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.267mg 19%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.481mg 17%
Protein 0.91g 9.1g 16%
Carbs 6.5g 55.7g 16%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 15%
Iron 0.25mg 1.4mg 14%
Copper 0.046mg 0.168mg 14%
Calories 29kcal 275kcal 12%
Phosphorus 26mg 97mg 10%
Calcium 12mg 86mg 7%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.84mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 2.142mg 5%
Potassium 248mg 120mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 26mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.535g 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.397mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.097mg 2%
Fiber 2.8g 2.2g 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.37g 1.2g 1%
Folate 27µg 24µg 1%
Choline 7.5mg 1%
Net carbs 3.7g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 4.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.166g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 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
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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +185.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +900%
Contains more FatsFats +224.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +756.9%
Contains more OtherOther +258.5%

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
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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +262.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +377.7%

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.