Fenugreek vs. Ground ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fenugreek and ground ginger

Fenugreek has more iron, copper, fiber, protein, vitamin B1, and phosphorus; however, ground ginger is richer in manganese, selenium, vitamin B3, and potassium.
Ground ginger covers your daily manganese needs 1394% more than fenugreek.
Ground ginger has 7 times less vitamin B1 than fenugreek. Fenugreek has 0.322mg of vitamin B1, while ground ginger has 0.046mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, fenugreek seed and Spices, ginger, ground.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fenugreek

Ground ginger

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.4%
Contains more IronIron	+69.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+131.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+76.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2611.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+785.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fenugreek

Ground ginger

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+328.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+115.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+338.5%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+486.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.626mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.228mg	33.3mg	1394%
Iron	33.53mg	19.8mg	172%
Selenium	6.3µg	55.8µg	90%
Copper	1.11mg	0.48mg	70%
Vitamin B3	1.64mg	9.62mg	50%
Fiber	24.6g	14.1g	42%
Protein	23g	8.98g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.322mg	0.046mg	23%
Phosphorus	296mg	168mg	18%
Potassium	770mg	1320mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.366mg	0.17mg	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.223g	14%
Folate	57µg	13µg	11%
Zinc	2.5mg	3.64mg	10%
Vitamin B5		0.477mg	10%
Choline		41.2mg	7%
Calcium	176mg	114mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.929g	6%
Magnesium	191mg	214mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.46g	2.599g	5%
Carbs	58.35g	71.62g	4%
Fats	6.41g	4.24g	3%
Vitamin C	3mg	0.7mg	3%
Sodium	67mg	27mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.6mg	0.626mg	2%
Fructose		1.78g	2%
Calories	323kcal	335kcal	1%
Vitamin K		0.8µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.479g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.1g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	140kcal	373kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0	0.54	N/A
Net carbs	33.75g	57.52g	N/A
Sugar		3.39g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.391mg	0.152mg	0%
Threonine	0.898mg	0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.241mg	0.341mg	0%
Leucine	1.757mg	0.513mg	0%
Lysine	1.684mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.338mg	0.089mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.089mg	0.311mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	0.411mg	0%
Histidine	0.668mg	0.199mg	0%