Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Jalapeño vs. Spirulina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between jalapeño and spirulina

  • Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and fiber, yet spirulina is higher in copper, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily vitamin C needs 131% more than spirulina.
  • Jalapeño contains 19 times more vitamin A than spirulina. While jalapeño contains 1078IU of vitamin A, spirulina contains only 56IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Seaweed, spirulina, raw.

Infographic

Jalapeño vs Spirulina infographic
Infographic link

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 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.7%
Contains more IronIron +1016%
Contains more CopperCopper +1197.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +91.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
~equal in Calcium ~12mg

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 3% 1% 9.8% 0% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13077.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +630.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1132.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +640%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +455%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +388.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.196mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.325mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Spirulina DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 0.9mg 131%
Copper 0.046mg 0.597mg 61%
Iron 0.25mg 2.79mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.034mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.342mg 21%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.49mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.222mg 15%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 2.5µg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0.4g 10%
Protein 0.91g 5.92g 10%
Vitamin A 54µg 3µg 6%
Folate 27µg 9µg 5%
Sodium 3mg 98mg 4%
Potassium 248mg 127mg 4%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.186mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Phosphorus 26mg 11mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 1.196mg 1%
Carbs 6.5g 2.42g 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.2mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Calories 29kcal 26kcal 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 2.02g N/A
Calcium 12mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 4.12g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.325mg 0%
Choline 7.5mg 6.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.135g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.034g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.106g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.331mg 0%
Leucine 0.509mg 0%
Lysine 0.312mg 0%
Methionine 0.118mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.286mg 0%
Valine 0.362mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 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
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +550.5%
Contains more OtherOther +13.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.39g
~equal in Water ~90.67g

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
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.106g

People also compare

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. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.