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Chili powder spice vs. Cumin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chili powder spice and cumin

  • Chili powder spice has more vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, and vitamin K; however, cumin is higher in iron, manganese, calcium, and magnesium.
  • Cumin covers your daily need for iron, 613% more than chili powder spice.
  • Chili powder spice has 23 times more vitamin A than cumin. While chili powder spice has 29650IU of vitamin A, cumin has only 1270IU.
  • Cumin has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, chili powder and Spices, cumin seed.

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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 106% 99% 172% 649% 333% 117% 129% 374% 222% 111%
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 more CopperCopper +15.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +292.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +145.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +182.1%
Contains more IronIron +283.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +96.1%
~equal in Potassium ~1788mg

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 2.3% 494% 763% 0% 63% 217% 218% 53% 483% 0% 264% 21% 36%
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 AVitamin A +2217.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1045.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +381.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1857.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +180%
Contains more CholineCholine +169.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili powder spice Cumin DV% diff.
Iron 17.3mg 66.36mg 613%
Vitamin E 38.14mg 3.33mg 232%
Vitamin A 1483µg 64µg 158%
Vitamin B6 2.094mg 0.435mg 128%
Sodium 2867mg 168mg 117%
Fiber 34.8g 10.5g 97%
Vitamin K 105.7µg 5.4µg 84%
Manganese 1.7mg 3.333mg 71%
Calcium 330mg 931mg 60%
Magnesium 149mg 366mg 52%
Vitamin B2 0.94mg 0.327mg 47%
Vitamin B3 11.6mg 4.579mg 44%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.006g 3.279g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.25mg 0.628mg 32%
Phosphorus 300mg 499mg 28%
Selenium 20.4µg 5.2µg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 3.211g 14.04g 27%
Vitamin B5 0.888mg 18%
Copper 1mg 0.867mg 15%
Fats 14.28g 22.27g 12%
Protein 13.46g 17.81g 9%
Choline 66.5mg 24.7mg 8%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 7.7mg 8%
Folate 28µg 10µg 5%
Fructose 4.29g 5%
Calories 282kcal 375kcal 5%
Zinc 4.3mg 4.8mg 5%
Potassium 1950mg 1788mg 5%
Saturated fat 2.462g 1.535g 4%
Carbs 49.7g 44.24g 2%
Net carbs 14.9g 33.74g N/A
Sugar 7.19g 2.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.63mg 0%
Lysine 0.36mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.37mg 0%
Valine 0.54mg 0%
Histidine 0.18mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.519g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.014g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 14% 50% 11% 12%
Protein: 13.46 g
Fats: 14.28 g
Carbs: 49.7 g
Water: 10.75 g
Other: 11.81 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 +12.3%
Contains more WaterWater +33.4%
Contains more OtherOther +55%
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.3%
Contains more FatsFats +56%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 23% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.462 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.006 g
Cumin
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8% 74% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.535 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.279 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +144.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +337.2%

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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. Chili powder spice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171319/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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