Fenugreek vs. Turmeric — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fenugreek and turmeric

Fenugreek has more vitamin B6, protein, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and folate; however, turmeric has more manganese, iron, potassium, copper, and zinc.
Turmeric's daily need coverage for manganese is 807% more.
Fenugreek has 6 times more vitamin B6 than turmeric. Fenugreek has 0.6mg of vitamin B6, while turmeric has 0.107mg.

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

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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.

Fenugreek

Turmeric

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 ~208mg

~equal in Calcium ~168mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~299mg

~equal in Selenium ~6.2µg

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.

Fenugreek

Turmeric

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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