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Cardamom vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cardamom and halva

  • Cardamom has more manganese, iron, fiber, calcium, zinc, potassium, and vitamin C; however, halva is higher in copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Cardamom covers your daily need for manganese, 1179% more than halva.
  • Cardamom has 210 times more vitamin C than halva. While cardamom has 21mg of vitamin C, halva has only 0.1mg.
  • The glycemic index of halva is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, cardamom and Candies, halavah, plain.

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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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1060.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +498.4%
Contains more IronIron +208.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3107.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +213.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +241%
~equal in Magnesium ~218mg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +159.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardamom Halva DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 0.873mg 1179%
Iron 13.97mg 4.53mg 118%
Fiber 28g 4.5g 94%
Copper 0.383mg 1.202mg 91%
Phosphorus 178mg 607mg 61%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 8.481g 54%
Calcium 383mg 33mg 35%
Zinc 7.47mg 4.32mg 29%
Potassium 1119mg 187mg 27%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.1mg 23%
Fats 6.7g 21.52g 23%
Selenium 11.5µg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0.424mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 8.194g 18%
Saturated fat 0.68g 4.127g 16%
Folate 65µg 16%
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 2.856mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.348mg 9%
Calories 311kcal 469kcal 8%
Sodium 18mg 195mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.088mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 3%
Protein 10.76g 12.49g 3%
Carbs 68.47g 60.49g 3%
Magnesium 229mg 218mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Net carbs 40.47g 55.99g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.2%
Contains more WaterWater +125.6%
Contains more OtherOther +216.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.1%
Contains more FatsFats +221.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +841.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1872.3%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/nutrients
  2. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/nutrients

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

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