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Fenugreek vs Trigonelline - What's the difference?

fenugreek | trigonelline |

As nouns the difference between fenugreek and trigonelline

is that fenugreek is a leguminous plant, , eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice while trigonelline is (biochemistry) an alkaloid product of the metabolism of niacin, found in many plants including fenugreek.

fenugreek

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A leguminous plant, , eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
  • The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).

    • trigonelline

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia trigonelline) (-)
  • (biochemistry) An alkaloid product of the metabolism of niacin, found in many plants including fenugreek.

    • Synonyms

    * caffearin, caffearine * coffearin, coffearine * gynesine