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Fenugreek vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fenugreek and cocoa bean

  • Fenugreek is higher in iron and vitamin B6, yet cocoa bean is higher in copper, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and fiber.
  • Cocoa bean covers your daily copper needs 277% more than fenugreek.
  • Fenugreek contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than cocoa bean. While fenugreek contains 0.6mg of vitamin B6, cocoa bean contains only 0.118mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in fenugreek is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, fenugreek seed and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali.

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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 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.6%
Contains more IronIron +116%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +149.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +225%
Contains more ZincZinc +154.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +204.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +109.5%

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% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +408.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +78.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Copper 1.11mg 3.607mg 277%
Iron 33.53mg 15.52mg 225%
Manganese 1.228mg 3.737mg 109%
Magnesium 191mg 476mg 68%
Phosphorus 296mg 728mg 62%
Potassium 770mg 2509mg 51%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.118mg 37%
Zinc 2.5mg 6.37mg 35%
Saturated fat 1.46g 7.76g 29%
Fiber 24.6g 29.8g 21%
Caffeine 78mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.11mg 18%
Selenium 6.3µg 13.2µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.39g 11%
Fats 6.41g 13.1g 10%
Protein 23g 18.1g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.46mg 7%
Calcium 176mg 111mg 7%
Folate 57µg 32µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 2.4mg 5%
Calories 323kcal 220kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.42g 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Sodium 67mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 28.5g N/A
Carbs 58.35g 58.3g 0%
Sugar 1.76g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.312mg 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
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.1%
Contains more WaterWater +227.4%
Contains more FatsFats +104.4%
Contains more OtherOther +129.4%
~equal in Carbs ~58.3g

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
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.2%

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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. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.