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Jalapeño vs. Pizza — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jalapeño and pizza different?

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin E; however, pizza is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 130% more than pizza.
  • Jalapeño has 5 times more vitamin B6 than pizza. Jalapeño has 0.419mg of vitamin B6, while pizza has 0.08mg.
  • Jalapeño contains less saturated fat.
  • Pizza has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pizza is 60, while the glycemic index of jalapeño is 32.

Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust types were 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 56% 15% 93% 35% 37% 93% 78% 47% 109%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1466.7%
Contains more IronIron +892%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +857.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +730.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +271.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4875%

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 4.7% 23% 17% 0% 98% 45% 72% 0% 18% 53% 17% 70% 8.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8371.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +331.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +423.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +176.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +875%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +198.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +244.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +118.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Pizza DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 1.4mg 130%
Selenium 0.4µg 19.9µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.39mg 29%
Iron 0.25mg 2.48mg 28%
Phosphorus 26mg 216mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.08mg 26%
Sodium 3mg 598mg 26%
Protein 0.91g 11.39g 21%
Saturated fat 0.092g 4.465g 20%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.83mg 18%
Calcium 12mg 188mg 18%
Folate 27µg 93µg 17%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 3.825mg 16%
Fats 0.37g 9.69g 14%
Calories 29kcal 266kcal 12%
Zinc 0.14mg 1.34mg 11%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.36mg 11%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 6.7µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 1.681g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.195mg 10%
Carbs 6.5g 33.33g 9%
Copper 0.046mg 0.105mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 2.608g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 69µg 2%
Fructose 2.63g 1g 2%
Potassium 248mg 172mg 2%
Choline 7.5mg 16.4mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 24mg 2%
Fiber 2.8g 2.3g 2%
Net carbs 3.7g 31.03g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 3.58g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.241g N/A
Threonine 0.41mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g 0.175g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g 1.367g 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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11% 10% 33% 43% 2%
Protein: 11.39 g
Fats: 9.69 g
Carbs: 33.33 g
Water: 43.17 g
Other: 2.42 g
Contains more WaterWater +112.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1151.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2518.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +412.8%
Contains more OtherOther +356.6%

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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51% 30% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.465 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.608 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.681 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8893.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1400.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 64%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.48 g
Fructose: 2.63 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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88% 3% 3% 3%
Starch: 26.95 g
Sucrose: 0.2 g
Glucose: 0.78 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0.42 g
Maltose: 1.05 g
Galactose: 0.13 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +89.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +163%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%

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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. Pizza - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173292/nutrients

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

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