FCPX export: Mutliple video tracks in MP4!?

Hello
I noticed something strange today. FCPX sometimes integrates two video tracks in MP4-Files when exporting. Can anybody explain why this happens?
I exported a bunch of MP4s with different lengths out of FCPX using "Share for Apple Devices 720p". (Same settings for every file: 1280x720px, Format: Computer, Quick Conversion)
Then I tried to import them in Compressor. Some worked, some didn't. So I started to have a closer look at them, trying to find the differences.
MediaInfo revealed the following:
Normal MP4-File, working in Compressor:
Video ID                                       : 2 Format                                   : AVC Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec Format profile                           : [email protected] Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes Format settings, ReFrames                : 2 frames Codec ID                                 : avc1 Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding Duration                                 : 21mn 13s Bit rate mode                            : Variable Bit rate                                 : 12.0 Mbps Maximum bit rate                         : 768 Kbps Width                                    : 1 280 pixels Height                                   : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9 Frame rate mode                          : Constant Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps Color space                              : YUV Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0 Bit depth                                : 8 bits Scan type                                : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.521 Stream size                              : 1.78 GiB (98%) Title                                    : Core Media Video Encoded date                             : UTC 2015-04-24 12:07:30 Tagged date                              : UTC 2015-04-24 12:16:09 Color range                              : Limited Color primaries                          : BT.709 Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709 Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709 
Video file with two video tracks, not working in Compressor:
Video #1 ID                                       : 2 Format                                   : AVC Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec Format profile                           : [email protected] Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes Format settings, ReFrames                : 2 frames Codec ID                                 : avc1 Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding Duration                                 : 10mn 13s Bit rate mode                            : Variable Bit rate                                 : 12.0 Mbps Maximum bit rate                         : 768 Kbps Width                                    : 1 280 pixels Height                                   : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9 Frame rate mode                          : Constant Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps Color space                              : YUV Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0 Bit depth                                : 8 bits Scan type                                : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.521 Stream size                              : 878 MiB (98%) Title                                    : Core Media Video Encoded date                             : UTC 2015-04-30 07:19:31 Tagged date                              : UTC 2015-04-30 07:23:28 Color range                              : Limited Color primaries                          : BT.709 Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709 Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709 Video #2 ID                                       : 4 Format                                   : JPEG Codec ID                                 : jpeg Duration                                 : 10mn 13s Duration_FirstFrame                      : -9mn 17s Bit rate mode                            : Variable Bit rate                                 : 664 bps Width                                    : 1 280 pixels Height                                   : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9 Frame rate mode                          : Constant Frame rate                               : 0.002 fps Color space                              : YUV Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0 Bit depth                                : 8 bits Scan type                                : Progressive Compression mode                         : Lossy Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.360 Stream size                              : 81.1 KiB (0%) Title                                    : Core Media Video Encoded date                             : UTC 2015-04-30 07:19:31 Tagged date                              : UTC 2015-04-30 07:23:28 
So the working files contained one AVC-Video track, while the others contained an AVC- and a JPEG-track.
Anybody knows, how this happens?
I do have some chapter markers set in the timeline of most of the videos and include the markers in the export but as far as I have seen, that didn't make a difference...

Sorry, another try for a better formatting of the Video infos
One Video track:
Video
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 2 frames
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 21mn 13s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 12.0 Mbps
Maximum bit rate                         : 768 Kbps
Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
Height                                   : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.521
Stream size                              : 1.78 GiB (98%)
Title                                    : Core Media Video
Encoded date                             : UTC 2015-04-24 12:07:30
Tagged date                              : UTC 2015-04-24 12:16:09
Color range                              : Limited
Color primaries                          : BT.709
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
Two video tracks:
Video #1
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 2 frames
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 10mn 13s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 12.0 Mbps
Maximum bit rate                         : 768 Kbps
Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
Height                                   : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.521
Stream size                              : 878 MiB (98%)
Title                                    : Core Media Video
Encoded date                             : UTC 2015-04-30 07:19:31
Tagged date                              : UTC 2015-04-30 07:23:28
Color range                              : Limited
Color primaries                          : BT.709
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
Video #2
ID                                       : 4
Format                                   : JPEG
Codec ID                                 : jpeg
Duration                                 : 10mn 13s
Duration_FirstFrame                      : -9mn 17s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 664 bps
Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
Height                                   : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 0.002 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.360
Stream size                              : 81.1 KiB (0%)
Title                                    : Core Media Video
Encoded date                             : UTC 2015-04-30 07:19:31
Tagged date                              : UTC 2015-04-30 07:23:28

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