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Fenugreek vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fenugreek and jerusalem artichoke

  • Fenugreek is higher than jerusalem artichoke in iron, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B2, zinc, and calcium.
  • Fenugreek covers your daily iron needs 377% more than jerusalem artichoke.
  • Fenugreek contains 21 times more zinc than jerusalem artichoke. While fenugreek contains 2.5mg of zinc, jerusalem artichoke contains only 0.12mg.
  • The glycemic index of fenugreek is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, fenugreek seed and Jerusalem-artichokes, raw.

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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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1023.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1157.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.5%
Contains more IronIron +886.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +692.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1983.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +279.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1946.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
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%
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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +510%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +679.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +338.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 3.4mg 377%
Copper 1.11mg 0.14mg 108%
Fiber 24.6g 1.6g 92%
Manganese 1.228mg 0.06mg 51%
Protein 23g 2g 42%
Magnesium 191mg 17mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.077mg 40%
Phosphorus 296mg 78mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.06mg 24%
Zinc 2.5mg 0.12mg 22%
Calcium 176mg 14mg 16%
Carbs 58.35g 17.44g 14%
Calories 323kcal 73kcal 13%
Folate 57µg 13µg 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.7µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.2mg 10%
Fats 6.41g 0.01g 10%
Potassium 770mg 429mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0g 7%
Choline 30mg 5%
Sodium 67mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 1.3mg 2%
Vitamin C 3mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 15.84g N/A
Sugar 9.6g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1050%
Contains more FatsFats +64000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +234.6%
Contains more OtherOther +33.9%
Contains more WaterWater +782.5%

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
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.