Jalapeño vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between jalapeño and pumpkins

Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin K, fiber, and vitamin B3; however, pumpkins have more vitamin A.
Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 127% more.
Jalapeño has 23 times more vitamin K than pumpkins. Jalapeño has 18.5µg of vitamin K, while pumpkins have 0.8µg.
Pumpkins are lower in sugar.
Pumpkins have a higher glycemic index than jalapeño.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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

Pumpkin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+128%
Contains more CopperCopper	+97.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.7%

~equal in Potassium ~230mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.089mg

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

Pumpkin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2423.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+347.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+29%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+209.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+852.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2212.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	118.6mg	4.7mg	127%
Vitamin B6	0.419mg	0.044mg	29%
Vitamin A	54µg	288µg	26%
Vitamin E	3.58mg	0.8mg	19%
Vitamin K	18.5µg	0.8µg	15%
Fiber	2.8g	1.1g	7%
Copper	0.046mg	0.091mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.28mg	0.413mg	5%
Folate	27µg	9µg	5%
Iron	0.25mg	0.57mg	4%
Fructose	2.63g		3%
Vitamin B5	0.315mg	0.201mg	2%
Carbs	6.5g	4.9g	1%
Magnesium	15mg	9mg	1%
Potassium	248mg	230mg	1%
Zinc	0.14mg	0.23mg	1%
Phosphorus	26mg	30mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.031mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.078mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.112g	0.004g	1%
Calories	29kcal	20kcal	0%
Protein	0.91g	0.72g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	319kcal	278kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	345g	500g	N/A
Fats	0.37g	0.07g	0%
Net carbs	3.7g	3.8g	N/A
Calcium	12mg	15mg	0%
Sugar	4.12g	2.08g	N/A
Sodium	3mg	1mg	0%
Manganese	0.097mg	0.089mg	0%
Selenium	0.4µg	0.2µg	0%
Choline	7.5mg	6.2mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.092g	0.037g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.029g	0.009g	0%
Tryptophan		0.009mg	0%
Threonine		0.021mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.023mg	0%
Leucine		0.034mg	0%
Lysine		0.039mg	0%
Methionine		0.008mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.023mg	0%
Valine		0.025mg	0%
Histidine		0.011mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.062g		N/A