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Brown sugar vs. Cumin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown sugar and cumin different?

  • Cumin is higher than brown sugar in iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, potassium, zinc, and fiber.
  • Cumin covers your daily need for iron, 821% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index (71) than cumin (0).

Sugars, brown and Spices, cumin seed types were used in this article.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Cumin
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 261% 279% 158% 2489% 289% 131% 214% 22% 435% 28%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3966.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1021.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1244.4%
Contains more IronIron +9246.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1744.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +15900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12375%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5107.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +333.3%

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% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Cumin
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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 26% 21% 67% 0% 157% 75% 86% 0% 100% 0% 14% 7.5% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4062.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +961%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
Contains more CholineCholine +973.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Cumin DV% diff.
Iron 0.71mg 66.36mg 821%
Manganese 0.064mg 3.333mg 142%
Copper 0.047mg 0.867mg 91%
Magnesium 9mg 366mg 85%
Calcium 83mg 931mg 85%
Phosphorus 4mg 499mg 71%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.628mg 52%
Potassium 133mg 1788mg 49%
Zinc 0.03mg 4.8mg 43%
Fiber 0g 10.5g 42%
Protein 0.12g 17.81g 35%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 14.04g 35%
Fats 0g 22.27g 34%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.435mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 4.579mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.327mg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.279g 22%
Vitamin E 0mg 3.33mg 22%
Carbs 98.09g 44.24g 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.7mg 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 64µg 7%
Selenium 1.2µg 5.2µg 7%
Saturated fat 0g 1.535g 7%
Sodium 28mg 168mg 6%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.4µg 5%
Choline 2.3mg 24.7mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 3%
Folate 1µg 10µg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Calories 380kcal 375kcal 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 33.74g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 2.25g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Cumin
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18% 22% 44% 8% 8%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 22.27 g
Carbs: 44.24 g
Water: 8.06 g
Other: 7.62 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +121.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14741.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +501.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1593.3%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients
  2. Cumin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170923/nutrients

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

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