Jalapeño vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between jalapeño and peanuts?

Jalapeño is richer in vitamin C, while peanuts are higher in copper, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin E.
Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 132% higher.
Jalapeño has a higher glycemic index (32) than peanuts (13).

We used Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Peanuts, all types, raw types in this comparison.

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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

Peanut

Contains less SodiumSodium

-83.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1020%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+184.3%
Contains more IronIron	+1732%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2387%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2235.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1346.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1893.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1700%

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

Peanut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+132.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+842.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+461%
Contains more FolateFolate	+788.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	118.6mg	0mg	132%
Copper	0.046mg	1.144mg	122%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.112g	15.558g	103%
Manganese	0.097mg	1.934mg	80%
Fats	0.37g	49.24g	75%
Vitamin B3	1.28mg	12.066mg	67%
Monounsaturated fat	0.029g	24.426g	61%
Iron	0.25mg	4.58mg	54%
Folate	27µg	240µg	53%
Protein	0.91g	25.8g	50%
Phosphorus	26mg	376mg	50%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.64mg	50%
Magnesium	15mg	168mg	36%
Vitamin E	3.58mg	8.33mg	32%
Vitamin B5	0.315mg	1.767mg	29%
Zinc	0.14mg	3.27mg	28%
Saturated fat	0.092g	6.279g	28%
Calories	29kcal	567kcal	27%
Fiber	2.8g	8.5g	23%
Vitamin K	18.5µg	0µg	15%
Potassium	248mg	705mg	13%
Selenium	0.4µg	7.2µg	12%
Calcium	12mg	92mg	8%
Choline	7.5mg	52.5mg	8%
Vitamin A	54µg	0µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.135mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.419mg	0.348mg	5%
Carbs	6.5g	16.13g	3%
Fructose	2.63g		3%
Sodium	3mg	18mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	319kcal	220kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	345g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	6.4	N/A
Net carbs	3.7g	7.63g	N/A
Sugar	4.12g	4.72g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.25mg	0%
Threonine		0.883mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.907mg	0%
Leucine		1.672mg	0%
Lysine		0.926mg	0%
Methionine		0.317mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.377mg	0%
Valine		1.082mg	0%
Histidine		0.652mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.062g		N/A