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Jalapeño vs. Pumpkin flowers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between jalapeño and pumpkin flowers

  • Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, yet pumpkin flowers are higher in vitamin A, folate, and iron.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily vitamin C needs 101% more than pumpkin flowers.
  • Jalapeño contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than pumpkin flowers. While jalapeño contains 1.28mg of vitamin B3, pumpkin flowers contain only 0.69mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Pumpkin flowers, raw.

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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 17% 12% 15% 26% 0% 0% 21% 0.65% 0% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225%
Contains more IronIron +180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%

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 93% 32% 0% 0% 11% 17% 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +323.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +79.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +118.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.042mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.075mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Pumpkin flowers DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 28mg 101%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 32%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 24%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 15%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Folate 27µg 59µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 6%
Iron 0.25mg 0.7mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 97µg 5%
Copper 0.046mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.69mg 4%
Manganese 0.097mg 4%
Calcium 12mg 39mg 3%
Phosphorus 26mg 49mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Potassium 248mg 173mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 24mg 2%
Choline 7.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.004g 1%
Calories 29kcal 15kcal 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 1%
Carbs 6.5g 3.28g 1%
Protein 0.91g 1.03g 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.07g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 3.28g N/A
Sugar 4.12g N/A
Sodium 3mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.042mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.075mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.009g 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.03 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 3.28 g
Water: 95.15 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more FatsFats +428.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.2%
~equal in Water ~95.15g

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
73% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +222.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2700%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.9%

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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. Pumpkin flowers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169270/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.