Fennel vs. Dried fruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fennel and dried fruit different?

Fennel is higher in vitamin K and vitamin C; however, dried fruit is richer in vitamin A, copper, vitamin E, iron, potassium, fiber, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for dried fruit is 53% higher.
Fennel contains 20 times more vitamin K than dried fruit. While fennel contains 62.8µg of vitamin K, dried fruit contains only 3.1µg.
Dried fruit has a lower glycemic index (31) than fennel (45).

Fennel, bulb, raw and Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Fennel

Dried fruit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+88.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+180.7%
Contains more IronIron	+264.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+419.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+95%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+23%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+214.3%

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.

Fennel

Dried fruit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1925.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+170%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+275%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+646.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+131.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+304.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+122.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+204.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~13.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	62.8µg	3.1µg	50%
Copper	0.066mg	0.343mg	31%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	4.33mg	25%
Iron	0.73mg	2.66mg	24%
Potassium	414mg	1162mg	22%
Carbs	7.3g	62.64g	18%
Fiber	3.1g	7.3g	17%
Fructose		12.47g	16%
Vitamin A	48µg	180µg	15%
Vitamin C	12mg	1mg	12%
Vitamin B3	0.64mg	2.589mg	12%
Calories	31kcal	241kcal	11%
Vitamin B6	0.047mg	0.143mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.232mg	0.516mg	6%
Magnesium	17mg	32mg	4%
Folate	27µg	10µg	4%
Protein	1.24g	3.39g	4%
Phosphorus	50mg	71mg	3%
Selenium	0.7µg	2.2µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.032mg	0.074mg	3%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.39mg	2%
Sodium	52mg	10mg	2%
Manganese	0.191mg	0.235mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.169g	0.074g	1%
Calcium	49mg	55mg	1%
Fats	0.2g	0.51g	0%
Net carbs	4.2g	55.34g	N/A
Sugar	3.93g	53.44g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.015mg	0%
Choline	13.2mg	13.9mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.09g	0.017g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.068g	0.074g	0%
Tryptophan		0.016mg	0%
Threonine		0.073mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.063mg	0%
Leucine		0.105mg	0%
Lysine		0.083mg	0%
Methionine		0.015mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.062mg	0%
Valine		0.078mg	0%
Histidine		0.047mg	0%