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Cereal vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cereal and fennel

  • Cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C, yet fennel is higher in vitamin K.
  • Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 523% more than fennel.
  • Cereal contains 127 times more vitamin B6 than fennel. While cereal contains 5.986mg of vitamin B6, fennel contains only 0.047mg.
  • The amount of sodium in fennel is lower.
  • The glycemic index of fennel is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
Cereal
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Fennel
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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 +11.8%
Contains more IronIron +4565.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +107.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +313.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +390%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +294.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%

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.
Cereal
6
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 Choline Choline 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Fennel
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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 Choline Choline 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +220.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1595.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62780%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11993.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4528.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12636.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +625%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.232mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Fennel DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.01mg 523%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.047mg 457%
Iron 34.06mg 0.73mg 417%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.032mg 295%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.64mg 181%
Vitamin A 814µg 48µg 85%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.2mg 67%
Vitamin K 0µg 62.8µg 52%
Sodium 795mg 52mg 32%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 12mg 29%
Carbs 86.85g 7.3g 27%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.191mg 26%
Calories 378kcal 31kcal 17%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.7µg 10%
Protein 6.06g 1.24g 10%
Potassium 105mg 414mg 9%
Copper 0.137mg 0.066mg 8%
Folate 27µg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 3.1g 7%
Phosphorus 77mg 50mg 4%
Calcium 10mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.58mg 3%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Fats 1.08g 0.2g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.09g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.169g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 4.2g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 3.93g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.232mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 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 +388.7%
Contains more FatsFats +440%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1089.7%
Contains more OtherOther +112.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2286.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
2
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +109.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.4%

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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. 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.