Fenugreek vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are fenugreek and fruitcake different?
- Fenugreek has more iron, copper, fiber, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and zinc than fruitcake.
- Daily need coverage for iron for fenugreek is 393% higher.
- Fenugreek contains 22 times more copper than fruitcake. While fenugreek contains 1.11mg of copper, fruitcake contains only 0.05mg.
- Fenugreek has a lower glycemic index (0) than fruitcake (53).
Spices, fenugreek seed and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1093.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +433.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +403.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +1519.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +2120% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +825.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +469.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -33.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +458.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +215% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +500% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +544% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +269.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +107.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +1204.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +185% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +133.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 33.53mg | 2.07mg | 393% |
Copper | 1.11mg | 0.05mg | 118% |
Fiber | 24.6g | 3.7g | 84% |
Manganese | 1.228mg | 0.22mg | 44% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.6mg | 0.046mg | 43% |
Magnesium | 191mg | 16mg | 42% |
Protein | 23g | 2.9g | 40% |
Phosphorus | 296mg | 52mg | 35% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.322mg | 0.05mg | 23% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.323g | 22% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.366mg | 0.099mg | 21% |
Zinc | 2.5mg | 0.27mg | 20% |
Potassium | 770mg | 153mg | 18% |
Calcium | 176mg | 33mg | 14% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.2g | 11% | |
Folate | 57µg | 20µg | 9% |
Selenium | 6.3µg | 2µg | 8% |
Vitamin E | 0.9mg | 6% | |
Vitamin B3 | 1.64mg | 0.791mg | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.226mg | 5% | |
Fats | 6.41g | 9.1g | 4% |
Vitamin C | 3mg | 0.5mg | 3% |
Saturated fat | 1.46g | 1.048g | 2% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 5mg | 2% |
Choline | 8.9mg | 2% | |
Sodium | 67mg | 101mg | 1% |
Carbs | 58.35g | 61.6g | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1% | |
Calories | 323kcal | 324kcal | 0% |
Net carbs | 33.75g | 57.9g | N/A |
Sugar | 27.42g | N/A | |
Vitamin A | 3µg | 7µg | 0% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.01µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.391mg | 0.042mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.898mg | 0.102mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.241mg | 0.121mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.757mg | 0.206mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.684mg | 0.121mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.338mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.089mg | 0.14mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.102mg | 0.144mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.668mg | 0.071mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +693.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +209.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +42% |
Contains more WaterWater | +186.2% |
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Carbs
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -28.2% |