Turmeric vs. Fenugreek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between turmeric and fenugreek

Turmeric has more manganese, iron, potassium, copper, and zinc; however, fenugreek has more vitamin B6, protein, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and folate.
Turmeric's daily need coverage for manganese is 807% more.
Turmeric has 3 times more potassium than fenugreek. Turmeric has 2080mg of potassium, while fenugreek has 770mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, turmeric, ground and Spices, fenugreek seed.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Turmeric

Fenugreek

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+170.1%
Contains more IronIron	+64%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1512.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~191mg

~equal in Calcium ~176mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~296mg

~equal in Selenium ~6.3µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Turmeric

Fenugreek

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+328.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+455.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+144%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+460.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+185%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	19.8mg	1.228mg	807%
Iron	55mg	33.53mg	268%
Potassium	2080mg	770mg	39%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.6mg	38%
Vitamin E	4.43mg		30%
Protein	9.68g	23g	27%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.322mg	22%
Copper	1.3mg	1.11mg	21%
Zinc	4.5mg	2.5mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.366mg	17%
Vitamin B5	0.542mg		11%
Vitamin K	13.4µg		11%
Folate	20µg	57µg	9%
Choline	49.2mg		9%
Fiber	22.7g	24.6g	8%
Fats	3.25g	6.41g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.756g		5%
Magnesium	208mg	191mg	4%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	3mg	3%
Carbs	67.14g	58.35g	3%
Sodium	27mg	67mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.35mg	1.64mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.838g	1.46g	2%
Calories	312kcal	323kcal	1%
Calcium	168mg	176mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.449g		1%
Fructose	0.45g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	322kcal	140kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.66	0	N/A
Net carbs	44.44g	33.75g	N/A
Sugar	3.21g		N/A
Phosphorus	299mg	296mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Selenium	6.2µg	6.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.056g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.17mg	0.391mg	0%
Threonine	0.33mg	0.898mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.47mg	1.241mg	0%
Leucine	0.81mg	1.757mg	0%
Lysine	0.38mg	1.684mg	0%
Methionine	0.14mg	0.338mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.53mg	1.089mg	0%
Valine	0.66mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.15mg	0.668mg	0%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.003g		0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.081g		N/A