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Brussels sprouts vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between Brussels sprouts and fennel

  • Brussels sprouts are higher than fennel in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, folate, iron, manganese, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Brussels sprouts cover your daily vitamin K needs 95% more than fennel.
  • Brussels sprouts contain 905 times more polyunsaturated fat than fennel. While Brussels sprouts contain 153g of polyunsaturated fat, fennel contains only 0.169g.

Food varieties used in this article are Brussels sprouts, raw and Fennel, bulb, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.3%
Contains more IronIron +91.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +110%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +128.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
~equal in Potassium ~414mg
~equal in Copper ~0.066mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +608.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +51.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1290%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +181.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +366%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +181.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +125.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +26.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Fennel DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 0.169g 1019%
Vitamin K 177µg 62.8µg 95%
Vitamin C 85mg 12mg 81%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.047mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.01mg 11%
Folate 61µg 27µg 9%
Iron 1.4mg 0.73mg 8%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.191mg 6%
Protein 3.38g 1.24g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.032mg 4%
Fiber 3.8g 3.1g 3%
Phosphorus 69mg 50mg 3%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.58mg 2%
Selenium 1.6µg 0.7µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.232mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 31kcal 1%
Carbs 8.95g 7.3g 1%
Magnesium 23mg 17mg 1%
Calcium 42mg 49mg 1%
Potassium 389mg 414mg 1%
Sodium 25mg 52mg 1%
Vitamin A 38µg 48µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.64mg 1%
Choline 19.1mg 13.2mg 1%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 5.15g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 3.93g N/A
Copper 0.07mg 0.066mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.062g 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 g
Fennel
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.6%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.6%
Contains more OtherOther +30.5%
~equal in Water ~90.21g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 g
Fennel
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28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90432.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +195.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/nutrients
  2. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.