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Fenugreek vs. Dill seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fenugreek and dill seeds

  • Fenugreek is higher in iron, copper, vitamin B6, and fiber, yet dill seeds are higher in calcium, manganese, zinc, vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Fenugreek covers your daily iron needs 215% more than dill seeds.
  • Fenugreek contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than dill seeds. While fenugreek contains 0.6mg of vitamin B6, dill seeds contain only 0.25mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, fenugreek seed and Spices, dill seed.

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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 183% 455% 105% 612% 260% 142% 119% 2.6% 239% 66%
Contains more IronIron +105.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +761.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54%
Contains more ZincZinc +108%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +92.1%
~equal in Phosphorus ~277mg

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 70% 1% 0% 0% 105% 66% 53% 0% 58% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +140%
Contains more FolateFolate +470%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Dill seeds DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 16.33mg 215%
Calcium 176mg 1516mg 134%
Copper 1.11mg 0.78mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.25mg 27%
Manganese 1.228mg 1.833mg 26%
Zinc 2.5mg 5.2mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 9.41g 24%
Vitamin C 3mg 21mg 20%
Magnesium 191mg 256mg 15%
Protein 23g 15.98g 14%
Fiber 24.6g 21.1g 14%
Fats 6.41g 14.54g 13%
Potassium 770mg 1186mg 12%
Folate 57µg 10µg 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 12.1µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.418mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 2.807mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.01g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.284mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.73g 3%
Phosphorus 296mg 277mg 3%
Sodium 67mg 20mg 2%
Calories 323kcal 305kcal 1%
Carbs 58.35g 55.17g 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 34.07g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0.767mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0.925mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 1.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.143mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0.67mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 1.12mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.32mg 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
16% 15% 55% 8% 7%
Protein: 15.98 g
Fats: 14.54 g
Carbs: 55.17 g
Water: 7.7 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.9%
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more FatsFats +126.8%
Contains more OtherOther +94.4%
~equal in Carbs ~55.17g

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
7% 84% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.73 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.41 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%

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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. Dill seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170925/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.