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Dill seeds vs. Fenugreek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between dill seeds and fenugreek

  • Dill seeds are higher in calcium, manganese, zinc, vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium, yet fenugreek is higher in iron, copper, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Fenugreek covers your daily iron needs 215% more than dill seeds.
  • Dill seeds contain 9 times more calcium than fenugreek. While dill seeds contain 1516mg of calcium, fenugreek contains only 176mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, dill seed and Spices, fenugreek seed.

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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 183% 455% 105% 612% 260% 142% 119% 2.6% 239% 66%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 136% 53% 68% 1257% 370% 68% 127% 8.7% 160% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +761.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54%
Contains more ZincZinc +108%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +92.1%
Contains more IronIron +105.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~296mg

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 Choline Choline 70% 1% 0% 0% 105% 66% 53% 0% 58% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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 10% 1% 0% 0% 81% 84% 31% 0% 138% 0% 0% 43% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +140%
Contains more FolateFolate +470%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dill seeds Fenugreek DV% diff.
Iron 16.33mg 33.53mg 215%
Calcium 1516mg 176mg 134%
Copper 0.78mg 1.11mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.25mg 0.6mg 27%
Manganese 1.833mg 1.228mg 26%
Zinc 5.2mg 2.5mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 9.41g 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 3mg 20%
Magnesium 256mg 191mg 15%
Protein 15.98g 23g 14%
Fiber 21.1g 24.6g 14%
Fats 14.54g 6.41g 13%
Potassium 1186mg 770mg 12%
Folate 10µg 57µg 12%
Selenium 12.1µg 6.3µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.418mg 0.322mg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.807mg 1.64mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.01g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.284mg 0.366mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.73g 1.46g 3%
Phosphorus 277mg 296mg 3%
Sodium 20mg 67mg 2%
Calories 305kcal 323kcal 1%
Carbs 55.17g 58.35g 1%
Net carbs 34.07g 33.75g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0.898mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.767mg 1.241mg 0%
Leucine 0.925mg 1.757mg 0%
Lysine 1.038mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.143mg 0.338mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 1.089mg 0%
Valine 1.12mg 1.102mg 0%
Histidine 0.32mg 0.668mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 15% 55% 8% 7%
Protein: 15.98 g
Fats: 14.54 g
Carbs: 55.17 g
Water: 7.7 g
Other: 6.61 g
23% 6% 58% 9% 3%
Protein: 23 g
Fats: 6.41 g
Carbs: 58.35 g
Water: 8.84 g
Other: 3.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +126.8%
Contains more OtherOther +94.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.9%
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
~equal in Carbs ~58.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 84% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.73 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.41 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.01 g
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Dill seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170925/nutrients
  2. Fenugreek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171324/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.