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Tamarind vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tamarind and jalapeño

  • Tamarind has more vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium, while jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
  • Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 128% higher.
  • Jalapeño contains 11 times less iron than tamarind. Tamarind contains 2.8mg of iron, while jalapeño contains 0.25mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Tamarinds, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +513.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.2%
Contains more IronIron +1020%
Contains more CopperCopper +87%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +334.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +225%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%

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 12% 0.67% 2% 0% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11% 4.7%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +970%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3288.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3480%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +534.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +560.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +92.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tamarind Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.5mg 118.6mg 128%
Vitamin B1 0.428mg 0.04mg 32%
Iron 2.8mg 0.25mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.066mg 0.419mg 27%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 3.58mg 23%
Carbs 62.5g 6.5g 19%
Magnesium 92mg 15mg 18%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 18.5µg 13%
Phosphorus 113mg 26mg 12%
Calories 239kcal 29kcal 11%
Potassium 628mg 248mg 11%
Fiber 5.1g 2.8g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.07mg 6%
Calcium 74mg 12mg 6%
Vitamin A 2µg 54µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.938mg 1.28mg 4%
Protein 2.8g 0.91g 4%
Manganese 0.097mg 4%
Copper 0.086mg 0.046mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 0.315mg 3%
Folate 14µg 27µg 3%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.4µg 2%
Sodium 28mg 3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.092g 1%
Fats 0.6g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 57.4g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 38.8g 4.12g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.14mg 0%
Choline 8.6mg 7.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.181g 0.029g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0.112g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 g
7% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +207.7%
Contains more FatsFats +62.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +861.5%
Contains more OtherOther +409.4%
Contains more WaterWater +192%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
53% 35% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +524.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +89.8%

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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. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/nutrients
  2. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/nutrients

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

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