Jalapeño vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between jalapeño and taro?

Jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and vitamin E; however, taro is richer in copper, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, and fiber.
Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 127% more.
Taro contains 19 times less vitamin K than jalapeño. Jalapeño contains 18.5µg of vitamin K, while taro contains 1µg.
Jalapeño has a lower glycemic index (32) than taro (54).

We used Peppers, jalapeno, raw and Taro, raw 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

Taro

Contains less SodiumSodium

-72.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+138.3%
Contains more IronIron	+120%
Contains more CopperCopper	+273.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+223.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+294.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+75%

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

Taro

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2535.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+50.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+180%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1750%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+137.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.303mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	118.6mg	4.5mg	127%
Vitamin K	18.5µg	1µg	15%
Copper	0.046mg	0.172mg	14%
Manganese	0.097mg	0.383mg	12%
Potassium	248mg	591mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.419mg	0.283mg	10%
Phosphorus	26mg	84mg	8%
Vitamin E	3.58mg	2.38mg	8%
Carbs	6.5g	26.46g	7%
Vitamin A	54µg	4µg	6%
Fiber	2.8g	4.1g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.095mg	5%
Calories	29kcal	112kcal	4%
Magnesium	15mg	33mg	4%
Iron	0.25mg	0.55mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.28mg	0.6mg	4%
Calcium	12mg	43mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.025mg	3%
Fructose	2.63g		3%
Choline	7.5mg	17.3mg	2%
Protein	0.91g	1.5g	1%
Zinc	0.14mg	0.23mg	1%
Selenium	0.4µg	0.7µg	1%
Folate	27µg	22µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	319kcal	747kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	345g	89g	N/A
Fats	0.37g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	3.7g	22.36g	N/A
Sugar	4.12g	0.4g	N/A
Sodium	3mg	11mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.315mg	0.303mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.092g	0.041g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.029g	0.016g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.112g	0.083g	0%
Tryptophan		0.023mg	0%
Threonine		0.069mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.054mg	0%
Leucine		0.111mg	0%
Lysine		0.067mg	0%
Methionine		0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.082mg	0%
Valine		0.082mg	0%
Histidine		0.034mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.062g		N/A