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Broccoli vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between broccoli and cinnamon

  • Broccoli is richer in vitamin C, vitamin K, and folate, while cinnamon is higher in manganese, fiber, calcium, iron, copper, zinc, and vitamin E.
  • Cinnamon covers your daily manganese needs 750% more than broccoli.
  • Broccoli has 23 times more vitamin C than cinnamon. Broccoli has 89.2mg of vitamin C, while cinnamon has 3.8mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Broccoli, raw and Spices, cinnamon, ground.

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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 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +185.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2031.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.4%
Contains more IronIron +1039.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +591.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +346.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8217.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24%
~equal in Phosphorus ~64mg

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2247.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +222.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +225.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +950%
Contains more CholineCholine +70%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +197.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.158mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Cinnamon DV% diff.
Manganese 0.21mg 17.466mg 750%
Fiber 2.6g 53.1g 202%
Calcium 47mg 1002mg 96%
Vitamin C 89.2mg 3.8mg 95%
Iron 0.73mg 8.32mg 95%
Vitamin K 101.6µg 31.2µg 59%
Copper 0.049mg 0.339mg 32%
Carbs 6.64g 80.59g 25%
Folate 63µg 6µg 14%
Zinc 0.41mg 1.83mg 13%
Calories 34kcal 247kcal 11%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 2.32mg 10%
Magnesium 21mg 60mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 0.041mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 1.332mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.022mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 0.358mg 4%
Potassium 316mg 431mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 15µg 2%
Protein 2.82g 3.99g 2%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.345g 1%
Fructose 0.68g 1.11g 1%
Selenium 2.5µg 3.1µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 0.158mg 1%
Fats 0.37g 1.24g 1%
Choline 18.7mg 11mg 1%
Sodium 33mg 10mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.246g 1%
Net carbs 4.04g 27.49g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 2.17g N/A
Phosphorus 66mg 64mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +744%
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.5%
Contains more FatsFats +235.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1113.7%
Contains more OtherOther +313.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2136.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +78.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 40% 12% 12%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.49 g
Fructose: 0.68 g
Lactose: 0.21 g
Maltose: 0.21 g
Galactose: 0 g
48% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +400%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +112.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +63.2%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/nutrients
  2. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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