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Wheat vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wheat and fennel

  • Fennel has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than wheat .
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 161% more than fennel.
  • Wheat has 42 times more vitamin B1 than fennel. While wheat has 0.419mg of vitamin B1, fennel has only 0.01mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Wheat, durum 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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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 +747.1%
Contains more IronIron +382.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +737.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1980%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +916%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1477%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12671.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.1%
~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.
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +4090%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +278.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +952.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +303%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +791.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +59.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Fennel DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.7µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.191mg 123%
Phosphorus 508mg 50mg 65%
Copper 0.553mg 0.066mg 54%
Vitamin K 62.8µg 52%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.64mg 38%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.2mg 36%
Iron 3.52mg 0.73mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.01mg 34%
Magnesium 144mg 17mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.047mg 29%
Protein 13.68g 1.24g 25%
Carbs 71.13g 7.3g 21%
Calories 339kcal 31kcal 15%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.232mg 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 12mg 13%
Fiber 3.1g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.032mg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.169g 5%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Folate 43µg 27µg 4%
Fats 2.47g 0.2g 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.09g 2%
Sodium 2mg 52mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Calcium 34mg 49mg 2%
Potassium 431mg 414mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.068g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 3.93g N/A
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Fennel
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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 +1003.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +874.4%
Contains more OtherOther +69.5%
Contains more WaterWater +724.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +405.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +478.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.2%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.