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Fenugreek vs. Chickpea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fenugreek and chickpea raw

  • Fenugreek is higher in iron, copper, fiber, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, and selenium, yet chickpea raw is higher in manganese, folate, and vitamin B1.
  • Chickpea raw covers your daily manganese needs 873% more than fenugreek.
  • The glycemic index of fenugreek is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, fenugreek seed and Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), 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 56% 17% 63% 162% 219% 75% 108% 3.1% 2779% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +141.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +208.8%
Contains more IronIron +678%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +10.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1635%
~equal in Potassium ~718mg

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% 1% 16% 0% 119% 49% 29% 95% 123% 0% 23% 418% 54%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +72.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +877.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.541mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Chickpea raw DV% diff.
Manganese 1.228mg 21.306mg 873%
Iron 33.53mg 4.31mg 365%
Folate 57µg 557µg 125%
Copper 1.11mg 0.656mg 50%
Fiber 24.6g 12.2g 50%
Vitamin B5 1.588mg 32%
Magnesium 191mg 79mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.731g 18%
Choline 99.3mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.477mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.212mg 12%
Calcium 176mg 57mg 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Phosphorus 296mg 252mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.535mg 5%
Protein 23g 20.47g 5%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.603g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.377g 3%
Calories 323kcal 378kcal 3%
Sodium 67mg 24mg 2%
Zinc 2.5mg 2.76mg 2%
Potassium 770mg 718mg 2%
Carbs 58.35g 62.95g 2%
Fats 6.41g 6.04g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 1.541mg 1%
Vitamin C 3mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 50.75g N/A
Sugar 10.7g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0.882mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 1.465mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 1.377mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.27mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 1.103mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0.865mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.566mg 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
20% 6% 63% 8% 3%
Protein: 20.47 g
Fats: 6.04 g
Carbs: 62.95 g
Water: 7.68 g
Other: 2.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.4%
Contains more WaterWater +15.1%
Contains more OtherOther +18.9%
~equal in Fats ~6.04g
~equal in Carbs ~62.95g

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
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.603 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.731 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.7%

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. Chickpea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173756/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.