Jerusalem artichoke vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jerusalem artichoke and pimiento different?

Jerusalem artichoke is higher in iron, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B5; however, pimiento is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin K.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pimiento is 90% higher.
Jerusalem artichoke contains 40 times more vitamin B5 than pimiento. While jerusalem artichoke contains 0.397mg of vitamin B5, pimiento contains only 0.01mg.
Jerusalem artichoke has a lower glycemic index (32) than pimiento (45).

Jerusalem-artichokes, raw and Pimento, canned are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Pimiento

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+183.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+171.5%
Contains more IronIron	+102.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+358.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

Contains more ZincZinc	+58.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.3%

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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Pimiento

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1076.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+3870%
Contains more FolateFolate	+116.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2022.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+13200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+179.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+8200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	4mg	84.9mg	90%
Iron	3.4mg	1.68mg	22%
Vitamin A	1µg	133µg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.2mg	0.017mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.215mg	11%
Copper	0.14mg	0.049mg	10%
Phosphorus	78mg	17mg	9%
Potassium	429mg	158mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.01mg	8%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	8.3µg	7%
Carbs	17.44g	5.1g	4%
Vitamin B3	1.3mg	0.615mg	4%
Choline	30mg	6.3mg	4%
Calories	73kcal	23kcal	3%
Magnesium	17mg	6mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.69mg	3%
Protein	2g	1.1g	2%
Folate	13µg	6µg	2%
Calcium	14mg	6mg	1%
Fiber	1.6g	1.9g	1%
Zinc	0.12mg	0.19mg	1%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.092mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.2µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.001g	0.161g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.7g	4.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	365kcal	209kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	137g	435g	N/A
Fats	0.01g	0.3g	0%
Net carbs	15.84g	3.2g	N/A
Sugar	9.6g	2.71g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	14mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.06mg	0%
Saturated fat	0g	0.045g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.004g	0.02g	0%
Tryptophan		0.014mg	0%
Threonine		0.04mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.036mg	0%
Leucine		0.058mg	0%
Lysine		0.049mg	0%
Methionine		0.013mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.034mg	0%
Valine		0.046mg	0%
Histidine		0.022mg	0%