Jalapeño vs. Poblano — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between jalapeño and poblano?

Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C; however, poblano is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, iron, fiber, potassium, manganese, copper, and vitamin B5.
Poblano's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 387% more.
Poblano contains 59 times less vitamin C than jalapeño. Jalapeño contains 118.6mg of vitamin C, while poblano contains 2mg.

We used Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Peppers, ancho, dried types in this article.

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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

Poblano

Contains less SodiumSodium

-93%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+653.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+408.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+872.2%
Contains more IronIron	+4272%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1004.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+914.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+673.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1218.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+625%

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

Poblano

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+5830%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1792.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+347.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+400.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+532.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+743.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+155.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.419mg	3.535mg	240%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	2.255mg	168%
Iron	0.25mg	10.93mg	134%
Vitamin C	118.6mg	2mg	130%
Vitamin A	54µg	1022µg	108%
Fiber	2.8g	21.6g	75%
Potassium	248mg	2411mg	64%
Copper	0.046mg	0.508mg	51%
Manganese	0.097mg	1.279mg	51%
Vitamin B5	0.315mg	1.993mg	34%
Vitamin B3	1.28mg	6.403mg	32%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.112g	4.511g	29%
Phosphorus	26mg	201mg	25%
Vitamin E	3.58mg		24%
Magnesium	15mg	113mg	23%
Protein	0.91g	11.86g	22%
Carbs	6.5g	51.42g	15%
Vitamin K	18.5µg		15%
Calories	29kcal	281kcal	13%
Fats	0.37g	8.2g	12%
Zinc	0.14mg	1.42mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.179mg	12%
Folate	27µg	69µg	11%
Calcium	12mg	61mg	5%
Selenium	0.4µg	2.9µg	5%
Saturated fat	0.092g	0.82g	3%
Fructose	2.63g		3%
Sodium	3mg	43mg	2%
Choline	7.5mg		1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.029g	0.492g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	4.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	319kcal	237kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	345g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	6.1	N/A
Net carbs	3.7g	29.82g	N/A
Sugar	4.12g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.155mg	0%
Threonine		0.425mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.373mg	0%
Leucine		0.605mg	0%
Lysine		0.515mg	0%
Methionine		0.142mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.361mg	0%
Valine		0.489mg	0%
Histidine		0.232mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.062g		N/A