Taro vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between taro and jalapeño?

Taro is higher in copper, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, and fiber; however, jalapeño is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and vitamin E.
Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 127% more.
Jalapeño contains 4 times less manganese than taro. Taro contains 0.383mg of manganese, while jalapeño contains 0.097mg.
Jalapeño has a lower glycemic index (32) than taro (54).

We used Taro, raw and Peppers, jalapeno, raw types 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.

Taro

Jalapeño

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+138.3%
Contains more IronIron	+120%
Contains more CopperCopper	+273.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+223.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+294.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+75%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-72.7%

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.

Taro

Jalapeño

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+137.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2535.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+50.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+180%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1750%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.315mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	4.5mg	118.6mg	127%
Vitamin K	1µg	18.5µg	15%
Copper	0.172mg	0.046mg	14%
Manganese	0.383mg	0.097mg	12%
Potassium	591mg	248mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.419mg	10%
Phosphorus	84mg	26mg	8%
Vitamin E	2.38mg	3.58mg	8%
Carbs	26.46g	6.5g	7%
Vitamin A	4µg	54µg	6%
Fiber	4.1g	2.8g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.095mg	0.04mg	5%
Calories	112kcal	29kcal	4%
Magnesium	33mg	15mg	4%
Iron	0.55mg	0.25mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.6mg	1.28mg	4%
Calcium	43mg	12mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.025mg	0.07mg	3%
Fructose		2.63g	3%
Choline	17.3mg	7.5mg	2%
Protein	1.5g	0.91g	1%
Zinc	0.23mg	0.14mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.4µg	1%
Folate	22µg	27µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	747kcal	319kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	89g	345g	N/A
Fats	0.2g	0.37g	0%
Net carbs	22.36g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g	4.12g	N/A
Sodium	11mg	3mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.303mg	0.315mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.041g	0.092g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.029g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.083g	0.112g	0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg		0%
Threonine	0.069mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg		0%
Leucine	0.111mg		0%
Lysine	0.067mg		0%
Methionine	0.02mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.082mg		0%
Valine	0.082mg		0%
Histidine	0.034mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.062g	N/A