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Fennel vs. Feijoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fennel and feijoa

  • Fennel has more vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, and potassium, while feijoa has more vitamin C and fiber.
  • Fennel's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 49% higher.
  • Feijoa contains 161 times less vitamin A than fennel. Fennel contains 963IU of vitamin A, while feijoa contains 6IU.
  • The amount of sugar in fennel is lower.
  • Feijoa has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of feijoa is 31, while the glycemic index of fennel is 45.

The food types used in this comparison are Fennel, bulb, raw and Feijoa, 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.
Fennel
9
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%
Feijoa
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +188.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +140.7%
Contains more IronIron +421.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +127.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%

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
8
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%
Feijoa
2
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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +116.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1694.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +17.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +174.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.233mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fennel Feijoa DV% diff.
Vitamin K 62.8µg 3.5µg 49%
Vitamin C 12mg 32.9mg 23%
Fiber 3.1g 6.4g 13%
Potassium 414mg 172mg 7%
Iron 0.73mg 0.14mg 7%
Manganese 0.191mg 0.084mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Phosphorus 50mg 19mg 4%
Fructose 2.95g 4%
Carbs 7.3g 15.21g 3%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.16mg 3%
Calcium 49mg 17mg 3%
Copper 0.066mg 0.036mg 3%
Calories 31kcal 61kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.067mg 2%
Sodium 52mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.64mg 0.295mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 9mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Folate 27µg 23µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.018mg 1%
Protein 1.24g 0.71g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.06mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.42g 0%
Net carbs 4.2g 8.81g N/A
Sugar 3.93g 8.2g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.006mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 0.233mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0.104g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 0.056g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 0.136g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fennel
3
7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Feijoa
2
15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.6%
Contains more OtherOther +176.3%
Contains more FatsFats +110%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108.4%
~equal in Water ~83.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fennel
3
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Feijoa
0
35% 19% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.136 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.3%

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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
  2. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/nutrients

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

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