Shallot vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between shallots and jalapeño?

Shallots are richer in iron and manganese, while jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
Jalapeño's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 123% higher.
Jalapeño has 5 times less iron than shallots. Shallots have 1.2mg of iron, while jalapeño has 0.25mg.

We used Shallots, raw and Peppers, jalapeno, 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.

Shallot

Jalapeño

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+208.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.7%
Contains more IronIron	+380%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+130.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+201%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+200%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-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.

Shallot

Jalapeño

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1382.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+8850%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+540%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2212.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.315mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	8mg	118.6mg	123%
Vitamin E	0.04mg	3.58mg	24%
Vitamin K	0.8µg	18.5µg	15%
Iron	1.2mg	0.25mg	12%
Manganese	0.292mg	0.097mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.2mg	1.28mg	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	54µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.345mg	0.419mg	6%
Copper	0.088mg	0.046mg	5%
Phosphorus	60mg	26mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.07mg	4%
Protein	2.5g	0.91g	3%
Carbs	16.8g	6.5g	3%
Calcium	37mg	12mg	3%
Potassium	334mg	248mg	3%
Fructose		2.63g	3%
Calories	72kcal	29kcal	2%
Fiber	3.2g	2.8g	2%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.14mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.06mg	0.04mg	2%
Folate	34µg	27µg	2%
Magnesium	21mg	15mg	1%
Selenium	1.2µg	0.4µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.29mg	0.315mg	1%
Choline	11.3mg	7.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.5g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	288kcal	319kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	139g	345g	N/A
Fats	0.1g	0.37g	0%
Net carbs	13.6g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	7.87g	4.12g	N/A
Sodium	12mg	3mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.017g	0.092g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.014g	0.029g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.039g	0.112g	0%
Tryptophan	0.028mg		0%
Threonine	0.098mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.106mg		0%
Leucine	0.149mg		0%
Lysine	0.125mg		0%
Methionine	0.027mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.081mg		0%
Valine	0.11mg		0%
Histidine	0.043mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.062g	N/A