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Fenugreek vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fenugreek and daikon different?

  • Fenugreek has more iron, copper, fiber, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and zinc than daikon.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for fenugreek is 414% higher.
  • Fenugreek contains 32 times more manganese than daikon. While fenugreek contains 1.228mg of manganese, daikon contains only 0.038mg.
  • Fenugreek has a lower glycemic index (0) than daikon (32).

Spices, fenugreek seed and Radishes, oriental, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1093.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +551.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +239.2%
Contains more IronIron +8282.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +865.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1187%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3131.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.7%

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%
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1510%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1730%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +720%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1204.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +103.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +633.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Daikon DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 0.4mg 414%
Copper 1.11mg 0.115mg 111%
Fiber 24.6g 1.6g 92%
Manganese 1.228mg 0.038mg 52%
Protein 23g 0.6g 45%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.046mg 43%
Magnesium 191mg 16mg 42%
Phosphorus 296mg 23mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.02mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.02mg 25%
Vitamin C 3mg 22mg 21%
Zinc 2.5mg 0.15mg 21%
Carbs 58.35g 4.1g 18%
Potassium 770mg 227mg 16%
Calories 323kcal 18kcal 15%
Calcium 176mg 27mg 15%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.7µg 10%
Fats 6.41g 0.1g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.2mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.03g 7%
Folate 57µg 28µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.138mg 3%
Sodium 67mg 21mg 2%
Choline 7.3mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.011mg 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
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3733.3%
Contains more FatsFats +6310%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1323.2%
Contains more OtherOther +486.2%
Contains more WaterWater +970.4%

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
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.