Jalapeño vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between jalapeño and cassava

Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K; however, cassava is higher in manganese and copper.
Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 109% more than cassava.
Jalapeño has 83 times more vitamin A than cassava. While jalapeño has 1078 IU of vitamin A, cassava has only 13 IU.
The glycemic index of cassava is higher.

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

Jalapeño

Cassava

Contains less SodiumSodium

-78.6%

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%

~equal in Potassium ~271mg

~equal in Iron ~0.27mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~27mg

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.

Jalapeño

Cassava

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%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+117.5%

~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	118.6mg	20.6mg	109%
Vitamin B6	0.419mg	0.088mg	25%
Vitamin E	3.58mg	0.19mg	23%
Vitamin K	18.5µg	1.9µg	14%
Manganese	0.097mg	0.384mg	12%
Carbs	6.5g	38.06g	11%
Calories	29kcal	160kcal	7%
Copper	0.046mg	0.1mg	6%
Vitamin A	54µg	1µg	6%
Fiber	2.8g	1.8g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.087mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.315mg	0.107mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.28mg	0.854mg	3%
Choline	7.5mg	23.7mg	3%
Fructose	2.63g		3%
Zinc	0.14mg	0.34mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.048mg	2%
Protein	0.91g	1.36g	1%
Magnesium	15mg	21mg	1%
Potassium	248mg	271mg	1%
Selenium	0.4µg	0.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	0.85g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	319kcal	1176kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	345g	63g	N/A
Fats	0.37g	0.28g	0%
Net carbs	3.7g	36.26g	N/A
Calcium	12mg	16mg	0%
Iron	0.25mg	0.27mg	0%
Sugar	4.12g	1.7g	N/A
Phosphorus	26mg	27mg	0%
Sodium	3mg	14mg	0%
Folate	27µg	27µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.092g	0.074g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.029g	0.075g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.112g	0.048g	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