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Peppermint vs. Fennel seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between peppermint and fennel seeds

  • Peppermint has more vitamin A; however, fennel seeds have more manganese, iron, fiber, calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Fennel seeds' daily need coverage for manganese is 233% more.
  • Peppermint has 31 times more vitamin A than fennel seeds. Peppermint has 4248IU of vitamin A, while fennel seeds have 135IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peppermint, fresh and Spices, fennel seed.

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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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 275% 359% 149% 695% 356% 101% 209% 11% 852% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +381.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +392.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +197.7%
Contains more IronIron +265%
Contains more CopperCopper +224.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +567.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +455.5%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 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 70% 2.3% 0% 0% 102% 81% 113% 0% 108% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +51.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2928.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +397.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +254.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +264.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Fennel seeds DV% diff.
Manganese 1.176mg 6.533mg 233%
Iron 5.08mg 18.54mg 168%
Fiber 8g 39.8g 127%
Calcium 243mg 1196mg 95%
Copper 0.329mg 1.067mg 82%
Magnesium 80mg 385mg 73%
Phosphorus 73mg 487mg 59%
Potassium 569mg 1694mg 33%
Folate 114µg 29%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 6.05mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.408mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.47mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 9.91g 25%
Protein 3.75g 15.8g 24%
Zinc 1.11mg 3.7mg 24%
Vitamin A 212µg 7µg 23%
Fats 0.94g 14.87g 21%
Calories 70kcal 345kcal 14%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 21mg 12%
Carbs 14.89g 52.29g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 1.69g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.353mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 7%
Sodium 31mg 88mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.48g 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 12.49g N/A
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.602mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.695mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.996mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.758mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.301mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.647mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.915mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.331mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
16% 15% 52% 9% 8%
Protein: 15.8 g
Fats: 14.87 g
Carbs: 52.29 g
Water: 8.81 g
Other: 8.23 g
Contains more WaterWater +792.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +321.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1481.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +251.2%
Contains more OtherOther +365%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
4% 82% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.48 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.91 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.69 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29930.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +232.7%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Fennel seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171323/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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