Cumin vs. Buckwheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cumin and buckwheat

Buckwheat contains less iron, manganese, calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B1, zinc, and fiber than cumin.
Daily need coverage for iron for cumin is 820% higher.
Buckwheat has 133 times less calcium than cumin. Cumin has 931mg of calcium, while buckwheat has 7mg.
Buckwheat has a higher glycemic index than cumin.

Food types used in this article are Spices, cumin seed and Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked.

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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.

Cumin

Buckwheat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+617.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1931.8%
Contains more IronIron	+8195%
Contains more CopperCopper	+493.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+686.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+612.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+727%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+136.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.6%

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.

Cumin

Buckwheat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1470%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+738.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+387.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+464.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+184.2%

Contains more FolateFolate

+40%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	0.8mg	820%
Manganese	3.333mg	0.403mg	127%
Calcium	931mg	7mg	92%
Copper	0.867mg	0.146mg	80%
Magnesium	366mg	51mg	75%
Phosphorus	499mg	70mg	61%
Potassium	1788mg	88mg	50%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.04mg	49%
Zinc	4.8mg	0.61mg	38%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	0.188g	35%
Fats	22.27g	0.62g	33%
Fiber	10.5g	2.7g	31%
Protein	17.81g	3.38g	29%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.077mg	28%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	0.94mg	23%
Vitamin E	3.33mg	0.09mg	22%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.039mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	0.188g	21%
Calories	375kcal	92kcal	14%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	0mg	9%
Carbs	44.24g	19.94g	8%
Sodium	168mg	4mg	7%
Vitamin A	64µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin B5		0.359mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.535g	0.134g	6%
Selenium	5.2µg	2.2µg	5%
Vitamin K	5.4µg	1.9µg	3%
Folate	10µg	14µg	1%
Choline	24.7mg	20.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	3.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	272kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	109g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	17.24g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g	0.9g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.049mg	0%
Threonine		0.129mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.127mg	0%
Leucine		0.212mg	0%
Lysine		0.172mg	0%
Methionine		0.044mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.133mg	0%
Valine		0.173mg	0%
Histidine		0.079mg	0%
Fructose		0.1g	0%