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Carrot vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between carrots and jalapeño

  • Carrots have more vitamin A; however, jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin E.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C 125% more than carrots.
  • Carrots have 15 times more vitamin A than jalapeño. While carrots have 835µg of vitamin A, jalapeño has only 54µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Carrots, raw and Peppers, jalapeno, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Carrot
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
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 CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
~equal in Copper ~0.046mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Carrot
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 20% 0% 278% 13% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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% 0% 18% 72% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1446.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1910.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +442.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +203.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +40.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 5.9mg 118.6mg 125%
Vitamin A 835µg 54µg 87%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.419mg 22%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 3.58mg 19%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 18.5µg 4%
Sodium 69mg 3mg 3%
Fructose 0.55g 2.63g 3%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.05g 3%
Calcium 33mg 12mg 2%
Potassium 320mg 248mg 2%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.097mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 1.28mg 2%
Folate 19µg 27µg 2%
Calories 41kcal 29kcal 1%
Carbs 9.58g 6.5g 1%
Magnesium 12mg 15mg 1%
Iron 0.3mg 0.25mg 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.14mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Phosphorus 35mg 26mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.315mg 1%
Protein 0.93g 0.91g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 3.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 441kcal 319kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 244g 345g N/A
Fats 0.24g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 4.12g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Copper 0.045mg 0.046mg 0%
Choline 8.8mg 7.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.029g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.112g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 0.062g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
2
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 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 CarbsCarbs +47.4%
Contains more FatsFats +54.2%
~equal in Protein ~0.91g
~equal in Water ~91.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 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 -59.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +107.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.112g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
2
23% 58% 10% 9%
Starch: 1.43 g
Sucrose: 3.59 g
Glucose: 0.59 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
36% 64%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.48 g
Fructose: 2.63 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +150.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +378.2%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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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