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Fenugreek vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fenugreek and lychee

  • Fenugreek has more iron, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, lychee is higher in vitamin C.
  • Fenugreek covers your daily need for iron, 415% more than lychee.
  • Fenugreek has 29 times more vitamin B1 than lychee. While fenugreek has 0.322mg of vitamin B1, lychee has only 0.011mg.
  • The glycemic index of lychee is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, fenugreek seed and Litchis, 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%
Lychee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1810%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3420%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +350.3%
Contains more IronIron +10716.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +650%
Contains more ZincZinc +3471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +854.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2132.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +950%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%

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%
Lychee
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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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2827.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +463.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +172%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +307.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2283.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Lychee DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 0.31mg 415%
Copper 1.11mg 0.148mg 107%
Fiber 24.6g 1.3g 93%
Vitamin C 3mg 71.5mg 76%
Manganese 1.228mg 0.055mg 51%
Protein 23g 0.83g 44%
Magnesium 191mg 10mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.1mg 38%
Phosphorus 296mg 31mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.011mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.065mg 23%
Zinc 2.5mg 0.07mg 22%
Potassium 770mg 171mg 18%
Calcium 176mg 5mg 17%
Carbs 58.35g 16.53g 14%
Calories 323kcal 66kcal 13%
Folate 57µg 14µg 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.6µg 10%
Fats 6.41g 0.44g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.603mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.099g 6%
Sodium 67mg 1mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.009mg 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
Lychee
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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2671.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1356.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +253%
Contains more OtherOther +672.7%
Contains more WaterWater +824.9%

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
Lychee
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.