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Fenugreek vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fenugreek and jícama raw

  • Jícama raw has less iron, copper, fiber, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Fenugreek's daily need coverage for iron is 412% more.
  • Fenugreek has 23 times more copper than jícama raw. Fenugreek has 1.11mg of copper, while jícama raw has 0.048mg.
  • Jícama raw has a higher glycemic index than fenugreek.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, fenugreek seed and Yambean (jicama), 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 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1491.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +413.3%
Contains more IronIron +5488.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2212.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1462.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1544.4%
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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1510%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1162.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +720%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1328.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +573.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Jícama raw DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 0.6mg 412%
Copper 1.11mg 0.048mg 118%
Fiber 24.6g 4.9g 79%
Manganese 1.228mg 0.06mg 51%
Protein 23g 0.72g 45%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.042mg 43%
Magnesium 191mg 12mg 43%
Phosphorus 296mg 18mg 40%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.029mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.02mg 25%
Zinc 2.5mg 0.16mg 21%
Vitamin C 3mg 20.2mg 19%
Potassium 770mg 150mg 18%
Carbs 58.35g 8.82g 17%
Calcium 176mg 12mg 16%
Calories 323kcal 38kcal 14%
Folate 57µg 12µg 11%
Fats 6.41g 0.09g 10%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.7µg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.2mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.021g 7%
Sodium 67mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Net carbs 33.75g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.019mg 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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3094.4%
Contains more FatsFats +7022.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +561.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1033.3%
Contains more WaterWater +918.9%

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
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.