Cardamom vs. Nutmeg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cardamom and nutmeg

Cardamom has more manganese, iron, zinc, fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and calcium, while nutmeg has more copper and vitamin B1.
Cardamom's daily need coverage for manganese is 1091% higher.
Nutmeg contains 7 times less vitamin C than cardamom. Cardamom contains 21mg of vitamin C, while nutmeg contains 3mg.
The amount of saturated fat in cardamom is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Spices, cardamom and Spices, nutmeg, 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.

Cardamom

Nutmeg

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+108.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+219.7%
Contains more IronIron	+359.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+247.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+865.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+168.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.1%

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.

Cardamom

Nutmeg

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+219.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+74.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	28mg	2.9mg	1091%
Iron	13.97mg	3.04mg	137%
Saturated fat	0.68g	25.94g	115%
Copper	0.383mg	1.027mg	72%
Zinc	7.47mg	2.15mg	48%
Fats	6.7g	36.31g	46%
Fiber	28g	20.8g	29%
Potassium	1119mg	350mg	23%
Vitamin C	21mg	3mg	20%
Calcium	383mg	184mg	20%
Folate		76µg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.198mg	0.346mg	12%
Calories	311kcal	525kcal	11%
Magnesium	229mg	183mg	11%
Protein	10.76g	5.84g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.182mg	0.057mg	10%
Carbs	68.47g	49.29g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.87g	3.22g	6%
Phosphorus	178mg	213mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.16mg	5%
Selenium		1.6µg	3%
Choline		8.8mg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.102mg	1.299mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.43g	0.35g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.5g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	289kcal	899kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	0.14	N/A
Net carbs	40.47g	28.49g	N/A
Sugar		2.99g	N/A
Sodium	18mg	16mg	0%