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Fenugreek vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fenugreek and currants

  • Fenugreek has more iron, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, currants are higher in vitamin C.
  • Fenugreek covers your daily need for iron, 407% more than currants.
  • Fenugreek has 15 times more magnesium than currants. While fenugreek has 191mg of magnesium, currants have only 13mg.
  • The glycemic index of currants is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, fenugreek seed and Currants, red, and white, 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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1369.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +180%
Contains more IronIron +3253%
Contains more CopperCopper +937.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +987%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +572.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +560.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +950%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +705%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +632%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1540%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +757.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +612.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1266.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Currant DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 1mg 407%
Copper 1.11mg 0.107mg 111%
Fiber 24.6g 4.3g 81%
Manganese 1.228mg 0.186mg 45%
Protein 23g 1.4g 43%
Vitamin C 3mg 41mg 42%
Magnesium 191mg 13mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.07mg 41%
Phosphorus 296mg 44mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.04mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.05mg 24%
Zinc 2.5mg 0.23mg 21%
Carbs 58.35g 13.8g 15%
Potassium 770mg 275mg 15%
Calcium 176mg 33mg 14%
Calories 323kcal 56kcal 13%
Folate 57µg 8µg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.1mg 10%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.6µg 10%
Fats 6.41g 0.2g 10%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.017g 7%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Sodium 67mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0%
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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1542.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3105%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +322.8%
Contains more OtherOther +423.1%
Contains more WaterWater +849.7%

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% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.