Pumpkin vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pumpkins and jalapeño

Pumpkins have more vitamin A; however, jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin K, fiber, and vitamin B3.
Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 127% more.
Pumpkins have 5 times more vitamin A than jalapeño. Pumpkins have 5755 IU of vitamin A, while jalapeño has 1078 IU.
Pumpkins are lower in sugar.
Pumpkins have a higher glycemic index than jalapeño.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Peppers, jalapeno, 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.

Pumpkin

Jalapeño

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+128%
Contains more CopperCopper	+97.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

~equal in Potassium ~248mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.097mg

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.

Pumpkin

Jalapeño

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2423.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+347.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+29%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+209.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+852.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2212.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	4.7mg	118.6mg	127%
Vitamin B6	0.044mg	0.419mg	29%
Vitamin A	288µg	54µg	26%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	3.58mg	19%
Vitamin K	0.8µg	18.5µg	15%
Fiber	1.1g	2.8g	7%
Copper	0.091mg	0.046mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.413mg	1.28mg	5%
Folate	9µg	27µg	5%
Iron	0.57mg	0.25mg	4%
Fructose		2.63g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.201mg	0.315mg	2%
Carbs	4.9g	6.5g	1%
Magnesium	9mg	15mg	1%
Potassium	230mg	248mg	1%
Zinc	0.23mg	0.14mg	1%
Phosphorus	30mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.04mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.078mg	0.07mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.004g	0.112g	1%
Calories	20kcal	29kcal	0%
Protein	0.72g	0.91g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	278kcal	319kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	500g	345g	N/A
Fats	0.07g	0.37g	0%
Net carbs	3.8g	3.7g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	12mg	0%
Sugar	2.08g	4.12g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	3mg	0%
Manganese	0.089mg	0.097mg	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.4µg	0%
Choline	6.2mg	7.5mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.037g	0.092g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.009g	0.029g	0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg		0%
Threonine	0.021mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.023mg		0%
Leucine	0.034mg		0%
Lysine	0.039mg		0%
Methionine	0.008mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.023mg		0%
Valine	0.025mg		0%
Histidine	0.011mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.062g	N/A