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Tomato vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tomatoes and fennel?

  • Fennel has more vitamin K, fiber, iron, and potassium than tomatoes.
  • Fennel's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 46% higher.
  • Fennel has a higher glycemic index (45) than tomatoes (23).

We used Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Fennel, bulb, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Tomato
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Fennel
9
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 less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +390%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.7%
Contains more IronIron +170.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +108.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +67.5%
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.
Tomato
3
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Fennel
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +270%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +160.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +694.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +97%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.58mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.64mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Fennel DV% diff.
Vitamin K 7.9µg 62.8µg 46%
Fiber 1.2g 3.1g 8%
Iron 0.27mg 0.73mg 6%
Potassium 237mg 414mg 5%
Phosphorus 24mg 50mg 4%
Calcium 10mg 49mg 4%
Folate 15µg 27µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.047mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.232mg 3%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.191mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Sodium 5mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 12mg 2%
Calories 18kcal 31kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.032mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.169g 1%
Copper 0.059mg 0.066mg 1%
Carbs 3.89g 7.3g 1%
Choline 6.7mg 13.2mg 1%
Protein 0.88g 1.24g 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin A 42µg 48µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 2.63g 3.93g N/A
Zinc 0.17mg 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.58mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.64mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Fennel
3
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 +40.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.7%
Contains more OtherOther +105.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~90.21g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Fennel
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +119.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103.6%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.