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Cumin vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cumin and coconut different?

  • Cumin is higher than coconut in iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, potassium, and zinc.
  • Cumin covers your daily need for iron, 799% more than coconut.
  • Cumin contains 67 times more calcium than coconut. Cumin contains 931mg of calcium, while coconut contains 14mg.
  • Cumin is lower in saturated fat.
  • Coconut has a higher glycemic index (59) than cumin (0).

Spices, cumin seed and Nuts, coconut meat, raw types were used in this article.

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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
8
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1043.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +402.2%
Contains more IronIron +2630.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +99.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +336.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +341.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +122.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +94.2%

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
9
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%
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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1287.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +851.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1535%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +748%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +705.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2600%
Contains more CholineCholine +104.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cumin Coconut DV% diff.
Iron 66.36mg 2.43mg 799%
Saturated fat 1.535g 29.698g 128%
Calcium 931mg 14mg 92%
Manganese 3.333mg 1.5mg 80%
Magnesium 366mg 32mg 80%
Phosphorus 499mg 113mg 55%
Copper 0.867mg 0.435mg 48%
Vitamin B1 0.628mg 0.066mg 47%
Potassium 1788mg 356mg 42%
Zinc 4.8mg 1.1mg 34%
Monounsaturated fat 14.04g 1.425g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.435mg 0.054mg 29%
Protein 17.81g 3.33g 29%
Vitamin B3 4.579mg 0.54mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.02mg 24%
Vitamin E 3.33mg 0.24mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.279g 0.366g 19%
Fats 22.27g 33.49g 17%
Carbs 44.24g 15.23g 10%
Selenium 5.2µg 10.1µg 9%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Sodium 168mg 20mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 6%
Fiber 10.5g 9g 6%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 3.3mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 0.2µg 4%
Folate 10µg 26µg 4%
Choline 24.7mg 12.1mg 2%
Calories 375kcal 354kcal 1%
Net carbs 33.74g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 2.25g 6.23g N/A
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cumin
3
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
3% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +434.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +190.5%
Contains more OtherOther +693.8%
Contains more FatsFats +50.4%
Contains more WaterWater +483%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cumin
3
8% 74% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.535 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.279 g
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +885.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +795.9%

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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. Cumin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170923/nutrients
  2. Coconut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.