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Fenugreek vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fenugreek and melon

  • Melon has less iron, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Fenugreek's daily need coverage for iron is 415% more.
  • Fenugreek has 59 times more phosphorus than melon. Fenugreek has 296mg of phosphorus, while melon has 5mg.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index than fenugreek.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, fenugreek seed and Melons, casaba, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1636.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +323.1%
Contains more IronIron +9761.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1750%
Contains more ZincZinc +3471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5820%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3408.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1475%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.6%

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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2046.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1080.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +606.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +268.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +612.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +626.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Melon DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 0.34mg 415%
Copper 1.11mg 0.06mg 117%
Fiber 24.6g 0.9g 95%
Manganese 1.228mg 0.035mg 52%
Protein 23g 1.11g 44%
Magnesium 191mg 11mg 43%
Phosphorus 296mg 5mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.163mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.015mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.031mg 26%
Zinc 2.5mg 0.07mg 22%
Vitamin C 3mg 21.8mg 21%
Carbs 58.35g 6.58g 17%
Calcium 176mg 11mg 17%
Potassium 770mg 182mg 17%
Calories 323kcal 28kcal 15%
Folate 57µg 8µg 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.4µg 11%
Fats 6.41g 0.1g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.232mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.025g 7%
Sodium 67mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 5.69g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 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
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1972.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6310%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +786.8%
Contains more OtherOther +844.4%
Contains more WaterWater +939%

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
Melon
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.