Cumin vs. Cardamom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cumin and cardamom

Cumin has more iron, calcium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and fats; however, cardamom is richer in manganese, fiber, and zinc.
Cardamom covers your daily manganese needs 1072% more than cumin.
Cardamom has 5 times less iron than cumin. Cumin has 66.36mg of iron, while cardamom has 13.97mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, cumin seed and Spices, cardamom.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cumin

Cardamom

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+59.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+143.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.8%
Contains more IronIron	+375%
Contains more CopperCopper	+126.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+180.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more ZincZinc	+55.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+740.1%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cumin

Cardamom

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+217.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+79.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+315.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+89.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+172.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	3.333mg	28mg	1072%
Iron	66.36mg	13.97mg	655%
Fiber	10.5g	28g	70%
Calcium	931mg	383mg	55%
Copper	0.867mg	0.383mg	54%
Phosphorus	499mg	178mg	46%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.198mg	36%
Magnesium	366mg	229mg	33%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	0.87g	33%
Fats	22.27g	6.7g	24%
Zinc	4.8mg	7.47mg	24%
Vitamin E	3.33mg		22%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	1.102mg	22%
Potassium	1788mg	1119mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	0.43g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.23mg	16%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	21mg	15%
Protein	17.81g	10.76g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.182mg	11%
Selenium	5.2µg		9%
Carbs	44.24g	68.47g	8%
Sodium	168mg	18mg	7%
Vitamin A	64µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin K	5.4µg		5%
Choline	24.7mg		4%
Saturated fat	1.535g	0.68g	4%
Calories	375kcal	311kcal	3%
Folate	10µg		3%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	289kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	1.9	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	40.47g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g		N/A