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Fenugreek vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fenugreek and minestrone different?

  • Fenugreek has more iron, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and zinc than minestrone.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for fenugreek is 414% higher.
  • Fenugreek contains 64 times more magnesium than minestrone. While fenugreek contains 191mg of magnesium, minestrone contains only 3mg.
  • Fenugreek has a lower glycemic index (0) than minestrone (47).

Spices, fenugreek seed and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water are the varieties used in this article.

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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 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1157.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +492.3%
Contains more IronIron +8723.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2076.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +706.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1187%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +707.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1363.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +319.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1363.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1533.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Minestrone DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 0.38mg 414%
Copper 1.11mg 0.051mg 118%
Fiber 24.6g 0.4g 97%
Manganese 1.228mg 0.152mg 47%
Magnesium 191mg 3mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.041mg 43%
Protein 23g 1.77g 42%
Phosphorus 296mg 23mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.018mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.022mg 25%
Zinc 2.5mg 0.31mg 20%
Potassium 770mg 130mg 19%
Carbs 58.35g 4.66g 18%
Calcium 176mg 14mg 16%
Calories 323kcal 34kcal 14%
Folate 57µg 15µg 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 11%
Sodium 67mg 254mg 8%
Fats 6.41g 1.04g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.391mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.46g 0.23g 6%
Vitamin A 3µg 49µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.03mg 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% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1199.4%
Contains more FatsFats +516.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1152.1%
Contains more OtherOther +183.3%
Contains more WaterWater +933.1%

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
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.2%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.