Jalapeno
Description
Jalapeno is a chili pepper originating in Mexico and named for the town of Jalapa. The Jalapeno is an extremely hot pepper.
Available year-round.
Note: Dry lines or striations signify hotness rather than a blemish.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 17 |
| Protein: | .54 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 3.33 gm |
| Fiber: | 1.56 gm |
| Total fats: | .41 gm |
| Saturated fats: | .042 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | .245 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 0 mg |
1. Canned - 1/2 cup chopped, 68 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 1156 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .020 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .034 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | - | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | 0 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | .340 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | .734 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | - | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 8.8 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | 30 IU |
1. Canned - 1/2 cup chopped, 68 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 18 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | .095 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | 1.90 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 8 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | - | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 12 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 92 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 995 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | .13 | 15 mg |
1. Canned - 1/2 cup chopped, 68 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | .007 gm |
| Threonine: | .020 gm |
| Isoleucine: | .018 gm |
| Leucine: | .029 gm |
| Lysine: | .024 gm |
| Methionine: | .007 gm |
| Cysteine: | .010 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | .017 gm |
| Tyrosine: | .012 gm |
| Valine: | .023 gm |
| Arginine: | .026 gm |
| Histidine: | .011 gm |
| Alanine: | .022 gm |
| Aspartic acid: | .078 gm |
| Glutamic acid: | .172 gm |
| Glycine: | .020 gm |
| Proline: | .024 gm |
| Serine: | .022 gm |
1. Canned - 1/2 cup chopped, 68 grams
References
Produce Availability & Merchandising Guide. The Packer. 1989.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Vegetables and Vegetable Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1984.
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