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Jalapeño vs. Salsify — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between jalapeño and salsify?

  • Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin K, and vitamin B3; however, salsify is richer in vitamin B2.
  • Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 127% more.

We used Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 14% 25% 21% 23% 8.2% 24% 2.1% 27% 3.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +291.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.1%
Contains more IronIron +120%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +114.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +116.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 395% 0% 18% 72% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 15% 0% 0% 3.8% 14% 40% 7.4% 17% 50% 0% 0.75% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2478.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1784.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +226.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +147.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Salsify DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 4.6mg 127%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.19mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.218mg 15%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 0.3µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.173mg 8%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.392mg 6%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.21mg 5%
Protein 0.91g 2.73g 4%
Calcium 12mg 47mg 4%
Iron 0.25mg 0.55mg 4%
Phosphorus 26mg 56mg 4%
Carbs 6.5g 15.36g 3%
Copper 0.046mg 0.07mg 3%
Folate 27µg 15µg 3%
Choline 7.5mg 25.9mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Calories 29kcal 68kcal 2%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Potassium 248mg 283mg 1%
Fiber 2.8g 3.1g 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.3mg 1%
Sodium 3mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.056mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.276mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.1g 4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 319kcal 249kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 345g 147g N/A
Fats 0.37g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 12.26g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 2.9g N/A
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.074g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
3% 15% 81%
Protein: 2.73 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 15.36 g
Water: 81 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more FatsFats +117.6%
Contains more WaterWater +13.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.3%
Contains more OtherOther +39.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 g
35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +866.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/nutrients
  2. Salsify - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169278/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.