Red Bell Pepper vs Jalapeno: Choose Wisely

Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?


Red bell pepper - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Red bell pepper - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Jalapeno vs Pepper: Nutrition Comparison

per 100gRed bell pepperJalapeno
Calories31 29
Carbohydrates6.03 g6.5 g
Fat0.3 g0.37 g
Dietary fiber2.1 g2.8 g
Protein0.99 g0.91 g
Calcium7 mg12 mg
Iron0.43 mg0.25 mg
Magnessium12 mg15 mg
Potassium211 mg248 mg
Sodium4 mg3 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.054 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.085 mg0.07 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.979 mg1.28 mg
Vitaminium B60.291 mg0.419 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)46 mg0.027 mg
Vitaminium C127.7 mg118.6 mg
Vitaminium E1.58 mg3.58 mg
Vitaminium K4.9 mg0.019 mg

More Calories in Pepper

At first glance, you can see that in pepper is just a little more calories than in jalapeno.

Pepper has 31 kcal per 100g and jalapeno 29 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 7%.

In pepper and in jalapeno most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare pepper with jalapeno in details.

Pepper And Jalapeno Nutrition Difference

  • Calories:
    pepper - 7% more than jalapeno
  • Carbohydrates:
    jalapeno - 8% more than pepper
  • Fat:
    jalapeno - 23% more than pepper
  • Dietary fiber:
    jalapeno - 33% more than pepper
  • Protein:
    pepper - 9% more than jalapeno

More protein in pepper

It is aslo easy to see see that in pepper is more protein than in jalapeno.

There is 0.91g per 100g of jalapeno and 0.99g per 100g of pepper so using simple math we can see that difference is about 9%.

Less carbohydrates in pepper

In pepper is less carbohydrates than in jalapeno.

There is 6.5g/100g of carbohydrates in jalapeno and 6.03g/100g in pepper so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 8%.

Less fat in pepper

In pepper is less fats than in jalapeno.

The tables above show us that there is 0.37g/100g of fats in jalapeno and 0.3g/100g in pepper. In this case difference is about 23%.

Red bell pepper

31kcal
  • Calories31
  • Carbohydrates6.03 g
  • Fat0.3 g
  • Dietary fiber2.1 g
  • Protein0.99 g
Red bell pepper calories per:
100g
| ounce | single piece | cup | half cup

Calories source

  • 78% CARBS.
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 9% FAT

Jalapeno

29kcal
  • Calories29
  • Carbohydrates6.5 g
  • Fat0.37 g
  • Dietary fiber2.8 g
  • Protein0.91 g
Jalapeno calories per:
100g
| ounce | single piece | cup sliced

Calories source

  • 79% CARBS
  • 11% PROTEIN
  • 10% FAT

Vitamins: jalapeno vs pepper

  • Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
    pepper - 35% more than jalapeno
  • Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
    pepper - 21% more than jalapeno
  • Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
    jalapeno - 31% more than pepper
  • Vitaminium B6:
    jalapeno - 44% more than pepper
  • Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
    pepper - 170270% more than jalapeno
  • Vitaminium C:
    pepper - 8% more than jalapeno
  • Vitaminium E:
    jalapeno - 127% more than pepper
  • Vitaminium K:
    pepper - 25689% more than jalapeno

Minerals: pepper vs jalapeno

  • Calcium:
    jalapeno - 71% more than pepper
  • Iron:
    pepper - 72% more than jalapeno
  • Magnessium:
    jalapeno - 25% more than pepper
  • Potassium:
    jalapeno - 18% more than pepper
  • Sodium:
    pepper - 33% more than jalapeno
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

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All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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