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Fenugreek vs. Bamboo shoots — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fenugreek and bamboo shoots

  • Fenugreek is higher than bamboo shoots in iron, copper, fiber, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Fenugreek covers your daily iron needs 413% more than bamboo shoots.
  • Fenugreek contains 64 times more magnesium than bamboo shoots. While fenugreek contains 191mg of magnesium, bamboo shoots contain only 3mg.
  • The glycemic index of fenugreek is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, fenugreek seed and Bamboo shoots, 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1253.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.5%
Contains more IronIron +6606%
Contains more CopperCopper +484.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +127.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +401.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +368.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +687.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%

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 10% 1% 0% 0% 81% 84% 31% 0% 138% 0% 0% 43% 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 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +422.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +173.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +714.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Bamboo shoots DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 0.5mg 413%
Copper 1.11mg 0.19mg 102%
Fiber 24.6g 2.2g 90%
Magnesium 191mg 3mg 45%
Manganese 1.228mg 0.262mg 42%
Protein 23g 2.6g 41%
Phosphorus 296mg 59mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.24mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.07mg 23%
Carbs 58.35g 5.2g 18%
Calcium 176mg 13mg 16%
Calories 323kcal 27kcal 15%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.15mg 14%
Folate 57µg 7µg 13%
Zinc 2.5mg 1.1mg 13%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.8µg 10%
Fats 6.41g 0.3g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.6mg 7%
Potassium 770mg 533mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.069g 6%
Sodium 67mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.161mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 1%
Vitamin C 3mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 3g N/A
Sugar 3g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0.088mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0.14mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.03mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0.09mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0.106mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.042mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 6% 58% 9% 3%
Protein: 23 g
Fats: 6.41 g
Carbs: 58.35 g
Water: 8.84 g
Other: 3.4 g
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +784.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2036.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1022.1%
Contains more OtherOther +277.8%
Contains more WaterWater +929.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
33% 3% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.134 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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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. Fenugreek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171324/nutrients
  2. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/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.