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Fenugreek vs. Black gram — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fenugreek and black gram

  • Fenugreek has more iron, fiber, vitamin B6, copper, and vitamin B2; however, black gram has more folate, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Fenugreek's daily need coverage for iron is 325% more.
  • Fenugreek has 2 times more vitamin B6 than black gram. Fenugreek has 0.6mg of vitamin B6, while black gram has 0.281mg.
  • Black gram has a higher glycemic index than fenugreek.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, fenugreek seed and Mungo beans, mature seeds, 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 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.5%
Contains more IronIron +342.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +34%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30.2%

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.
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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +113.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +278.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Black gram DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 7.57mg 325%
Folate 57µg 216µg 40%
Fiber 24.6g 18.3g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.281mg 25%
Magnesium 191mg 267mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.906mg 18%
Copper 1.11mg 0.981mg 14%
Manganese 1.228mg 1.527mg 13%
Phosphorus 296mg 379mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.254mg 9%
Zinc 2.5mg 3.35mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 7%
Fats 6.41g 1.64g 7%
Potassium 770mg 983mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.114g 6%
Calcium 176mg 138mg 4%
Protein 23g 25.21g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.273mg 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 6.3µg 8.2µg 3%
Calories 323kcal 341kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 1.447mg 1%
Sodium 67mg 38mg 1%
Carbs 58.35g 58.99g 0%
Net carbs 33.75g 40.69g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.085g 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0.875mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 2.089mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 1.674mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.367mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 1.473mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 1.416mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.706mg 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
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 g
Contains more FatsFats +290.9%
Contains more WaterWater +22.2%
~equal in Protein ~25.21g
~equal in Carbs ~58.99g
~equal in Other ~3.36g

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
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.085 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.2%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/nutrients

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

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