Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
flaxseed oil
versus
jalapeno
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in flaxseed oil and jalapeno:
Flaxseed oil is high in calories and jalapeno has 97% less calories than flaxseed oil - flaxseed oil has 884 calories per 100 grams and jalapeno has 29 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, flaxseed oil is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to jalapeno per calorie. Flaxseed oil has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for jalapeno, 11:78:11 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Flaxseed Oil | Jalapeno | |
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Protein | ~ | 11% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 78% |
Fat | 100% | 11% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Flaxseed oil has less carbohydrates than jalapeno - jalapeno has 6.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and flaxseed oil does not contain significant amounts.
Jalapeno is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than flaxseed oil - jalapeno has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and flaxseed oil does not contain significant amounts.
Flaxseed oil has less sugar than jalapeno - jalapeno has 4.1g of sugar per 100 grams and flaxseed oil does not contain significant amounts.
Flaxseed oil and jalapeno contain similar amounts of protein - flaxseed oil has 0.11g of protein per 100 grams and jalapeno has 0.91g of protein.
Flaxseed oil is high in saturated fat and jalapeno has 99% less saturated fat than flaxseed oil - flaxseed oil has 9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and jalapeno has 0.09g of saturated fat.
Both flaxseed oil and jalapeno are low in trans fat - flaxseed oil has 0.09g of trans fat per 100 grams and jalapeno does not contain significant amounts.
Jalapeno is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than flaxseed oil - jalapeno has 118.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and flaxseed oil does not contain significant amounts.
Jalapeno has more Vitamin A than flaxseed oil - jalapeno has 54ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and flaxseed oil does not contain significant amounts.
Jalapeno has 662% more Vitamin E than flaxseed oil - flaxseed oil has 0.47mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and jalapeno has 3.6mg of Vitamin E.
Flaxseed oil and jalapeno contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - flaxseed oil has 9.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and jalapeno has 18.5ug of Vitamin K.
Jalapeno has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Flaxseed Oil | Jalapeno | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.04 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.07 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 1.28 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.315 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.419 MG |
Folate | ~ | 27 UG |
Jalapeno has 11 times more calcium than flaxseed oil - flaxseed oil has 1mg of calcium per 100 grams and jalapeno has 12mg of calcium.
Jalapeno has more iron than flaxseed oil - jalapeno has 0.25mg of iron per 100 grams and flaxseed oil does not contain significant amounts.
Jalapeno is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than flaxseed oil - jalapeno has 248mg of potassium per 100 grams and flaxseed oil does not contain significant amounts.
For omega-3 fatty acids, flaxseed oil has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than jalapeno per 100 grams.
Flaxseed Oil | Jalapeno | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 53.368 G | 0.05 G |
Total | 53.368 G | 0.05 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, flaxseed oil has more linoleic acid than jalapeno per 100 grams.
Flaxseed Oil | Jalapeno | |
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other omega 6 | 0.131 G | 0.004 G |
linoleic acid | 14.327 G | 0.062 G |
Total | 14.458 G | 0.066 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Flaxseed Oil (Oil, flaxseed, cold pressed) and Jalapeno (Peppers, jalapeno, raw) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||