Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Fenugreek vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between fenugreek and garden cress

  • Fenugreek has more iron, copper, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B6, and zinc; however, garden cress has more vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Fenugreek's daily need coverage for iron is 403% more.
  • Fenugreek has 22 times more fiber than garden cress. Fenugreek has 24.6g of fiber, while garden cress has 1.1g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, fenugreek seed and Cress, garden, raw.

Infographic

Fenugreek vs Garden cress infographic
Infographic link

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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +402.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +117.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.1%
Contains more IronIron +2479.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +552.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +987%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +289.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +122.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.1%

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +302.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +64%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +142.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +40.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Iron 33.53mg 1.3mg 403%
Copper 1.11mg 0.17mg 104%
Fiber 24.6g 1.1g 94%
Vitamin C 3mg 69mg 73%
Protein 23g 2.6g 41%
Vitamin A 3µg 346µg 38%
Magnesium 191mg 38mg 36%
Phosphorus 296mg 76mg 31%
Manganese 1.228mg 0.553mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.247mg 27%
Zinc 2.5mg 0.23mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.08mg 20%
Carbs 58.35g 5.5g 18%
Calories 323kcal 32kcal 15%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.9µg 10%
Calcium 176mg 81mg 10%
Fats 6.41g 0.7g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.26mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.023g 7%
Folate 57µg 80µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Potassium 770mg 606mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 2%
Sodium 67mg 14mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 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% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +784.6%
Contains more FatsFats +815.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +960.9%
Contains more OtherOther +88.9%
Contains more WaterWater +911.3%

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

People also compare

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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.