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Garlic vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between garlic and fennel

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, copper, selenium, vitamin C, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and calcium; however, fennel has more vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 91% more.
  • Garlic has 20 times more selenium than fennel. Garlic has 14.2µg of selenium, while fennel has 0.7µg.
  • Fennel has a higher glycemic index than garlic.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Garlic, raw and Fennel, bulb, 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.
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Fennel
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +269.4%
Contains more IronIron +132.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +353%
Contains more ZincZinc +480%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +206%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +775.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1928.6%
~equal in Potassium ~414mg

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.
Garlic
6
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Fennel
4
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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +160%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +156.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2527.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +625%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3594.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.64mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Fennel DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.047mg 91%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.191mg 64%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 62.8µg 51%
Copper 0.299mg 0.066mg 26%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.7µg 25%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 12mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.01mg 16%
Phosphorus 153mg 50mg 15%
Calcium 181mg 49mg 13%
Iron 1.7mg 0.73mg 12%
Protein 6.36g 1.24g 10%
Carbs 33.06g 7.3g 9%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.2mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.232mg 7%
Folate 3µg 27µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.032mg 6%
Calories 149kcal 31kcal 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Fiber 2.1g 3.1g 4%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.58mg 3%
Sodium 17mg 52mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 17mg 2%
Choline 23.2mg 13.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.169g 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 4.2g N/A
Potassium 401mg 414mg 0%
Sugar 1g 3.93g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.64mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Fennel
1
7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +412.9%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +352.9%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more WaterWater +54%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
2
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Fennel
1
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +518.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.09g

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.