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Fenugreek vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fenugreek and honey

  • Fenugreek is higher than honey in iron, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and potassium.
  • Fenugreek covers your daily iron needs 414% more than honey.
  • The glycemic index of fenugreek is lower.

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

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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 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +9450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2833.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1380.8%
Contains more IronIron +7883.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2983.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1036.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1435%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +687.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%

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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +863.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1255.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2400%
Contains more FolateFolate +2750%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Honey DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 0.42mg 414%
Copper 1.11mg 0.036mg 119%
Fiber 24.6g 0.2g 98%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Manganese 1.228mg 0.08mg 50%
Magnesium 191mg 2mg 45%
Protein 23g 0.3g 45%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.024mg 44%
Phosphorus 296mg 4mg 42%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.038mg 25%
Potassium 770mg 52mg 21%
Zinc 2.5mg 0.22mg 21%
Calcium 176mg 6mg 17%
Folate 57µg 2µg 14%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.8µg 10%
Fats 6.41g 0g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.121mg 9%
Carbs 58.35g 82.4g 8%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0g 7%
Vitamin C 3mg 0.5mg 3%
Sodium 67mg 4mg 3%
Calories 323kcal 304kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 82.12g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.001mg 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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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +7566.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.2%
Contains more WaterWater +93.4%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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.