Tarragon vs. Fennel seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tarragon and fennel seeds different?

Tarragon is higher in iron, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B2, manganese, potassium, and vitamin C; however, fennel seeds are richer in fiber, copper, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for iron for tarragon is 172% higher.
Tarragon contains 31 times more vitamin A than fennel seeds. While tarragon contains 4200IU of vitamin A, fennel seeds contain only 135IU.

Spices, tarragon, dried and Spices, fennel seed 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.

Tarragon

Fennel seeds

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+78.3%
Contains more IronIron	+74.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.6%

~equal in Calcium ~1196mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.7mg

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.

Tarragon

Fennel seeds

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+138.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+279.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+412.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+62.5%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	32.3mg	18.54mg	172%
Vitamin B6	2.41mg	0.47mg	149%
Fiber	7.4g	39.8g	130%
Vitamin B2	1.339mg	0.353mg	76%
Folate	274µg		69%
Manganese	7.967mg	6.533mg	62%
Copper	0.677mg	1.067mg	43%
Potassium	3020mg	1694mg	39%
Vitamin C	50mg	21mg	32%
Phosphorus	313mg	487mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	0.474g	9.91g	24%
Vitamin A	210µg	7µg	23%
Vitamin B3	8.95mg	6.05mg	18%
Protein	22.77g	15.8g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.698g	1.69g	13%
Vitamin B1	0.251mg	0.408mg	13%
Fats	7.24g	14.87g	12%
Magnesium	347mg	385mg	9%
Selenium	4.4µg		8%
Saturated fat	1.881g	0.48g	6%
Calcium	1139mg	1196mg	6%
Calories	295kcal	345kcal	3%
Zinc	3.9mg	3.7mg	2%
Sodium	62mg	88mg	1%
Carbs	50.22g	52.29g	1%
Net carbs	42.82g	12.49g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.253mg	0%
Threonine		0.602mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.695mg	0%
Leucine		0.996mg	0%
Lysine		0.758mg	0%
Methionine		0.301mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.647mg	0%
Valine		0.915mg	0%
Histidine		0.331mg	0%