Cassava vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cassava and jalapeño

Cassava has more manganese and copper; however, jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 109% more than cassava.
Cassava has 4 times more manganese than jalapeño. While cassava has 0.384mg of manganese, jalapeño has only 0.097mg.
The glycemic index of cassava is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cassava, 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.

Cassava

Jalapeño

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+117.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+142.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+295.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+75%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-78.6%

~equal in Potassium ~248mg

~equal in Iron ~0.25mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~26mg

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.

Cassava

Jalapeño

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+117.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+475.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1784.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+194.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+376.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+873.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~27µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	20.6mg	118.6mg	109%
Vitamin B6	0.088mg	0.419mg	25%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	3.58mg	23%
Vitamin K	1.9µg	18.5µg	14%
Manganese	0.384mg	0.097mg	12%
Carbs	38.06g	6.5g	11%
Calories	160kcal	29kcal	7%
Copper	0.1mg	0.046mg	6%
Vitamin A	1µg	54µg	6%
Fiber	1.8g	2.8g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.087mg	0.04mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.107mg	0.315mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.854mg	1.28mg	3%
Choline	23.7mg	7.5mg	3%
Fructose		2.63g	3%
Zinc	0.34mg	0.14mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.048mg	0.07mg	2%
Protein	1.36g	0.91g	1%
Magnesium	21mg	15mg	1%
Potassium	271mg	248mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.85g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1176kcal	319kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	345g	N/A
Fats	0.28g	0.37g	0%
Net carbs	36.26g	3.7g	N/A
Calcium	16mg	12mg	0%
Iron	0.27mg	0.25mg	0%
Sugar	1.7g	4.12g	N/A
Phosphorus	27mg	26mg	0%
Sodium	14mg	3mg	0%
Folate	27µg	27µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.074g	0.092g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.075g	0.029g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.048g	0.112g	0%
Tryptophan	0.019mg		0%
Threonine	0.028mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.027mg		0%
Leucine	0.039mg		0%
Lysine	0.044mg		0%
Methionine	0.011mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.026mg		0%
Valine	0.035mg		0%
Histidine	0.02mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.062g	N/A