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Vegetable vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between vegetable and jalapeño

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A, manganese, iron, and fiber; however, jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin E.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 128% more than vegetable.
  • Vegetable has 4 times more vitamin A than jalapeño. While vegetable has 4277 IU of vitamin A, jalapeño has only 1078 IU.
  • The glycemic index of vegetable is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Vegetables, mixed, frozen, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 +46.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108.3%
Contains more IronIron +228%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +290.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14%
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 395% 18% 72% 0% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +296.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +27%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3606.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +842.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +466.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.2mg 118.6mg 128%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.419mg 27%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3.58mg 21%
Vitamin A 214µg 54µg 18%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.097mg 12%
Iron 0.82mg 0.25mg 7%
Fiber 4.4g 2.8g 6%
Protein 2.86g 0.91g 4%
Copper 0.083mg 0.046mg 4%
Phosphorus 51mg 26mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.07mg 4%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 18.5µg 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 1.28mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.315mg 3%
Choline 24.1mg 7.5mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Calories 65kcal 29kcal 2%
Carbs 13.09g 6.5g 2%
Magnesium 22mg 15mg 2%
Potassium 169mg 248mg 2%
Folate 19µg 27µg 2%
Calcium 25mg 12mg 1%
Sodium 35mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 4.12g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.029g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.112g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 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% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 +214.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.4%
Contains more OtherOther +26.4%
Contains more FatsFats +146.7%
Contains more WaterWater +10.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +190%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.6%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.