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Fennel vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fennel and flour different?

  • Fennel is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C, while flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Flour covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 65% more than fennel.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index (72) than fennel (45).

Fennel, bulb, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types were 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
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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%
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +226.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +286.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.4%
Contains more IronIron +535.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +257.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4742.9%

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
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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%
Flour
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20833.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7750%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1443.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +822.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +577.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.044mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fennel Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.785mg 65%
Selenium 0.7µg 33.9µg 60%
Vitamin K 62.8µg 0.3µg 52%
Iron 0.73mg 4.64mg 49%
Folate 27µg 183µg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.494mg 36%
Vitamin B3 0.64mg 5.904mg 33%
Carbs 7.3g 76.31g 23%
Manganese 0.191mg 0.682mg 21%
Protein 1.24g 10.33g 18%
Calories 31kcal 364kcal 17%
Vitamin C 12mg 0mg 13%
Copper 0.066mg 0.144mg 9%
Potassium 414mg 107mg 9%
Phosphorus 50mg 108mg 8%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 0.438mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.06mg 3%
Calcium 49mg 15mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 0.413g 2%
Fiber 3.1g 2.7g 2%
Sodium 52mg 2mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 22mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.98g 1%
Choline 13.2mg 10.4mg 1%
Net carbs 4.2g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 3.93g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.044mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0.155g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Flour
3
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +656.8%
Contains more OtherOther +128.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +733.1%
Contains more FatsFats +390%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +945.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +144.4%

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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
  2. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.