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Cumin vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cumin and dates

  • Dates contain less iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, potassium, and vitamin A than cumin.
  • Cumin's daily need coverage for iron is 817% higher.
  • Dates contain 127 times less vitamin A than cumin. Cumin contains 1270IU of vitamin A, while dates contain 10IU.
  • Cumin has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cumin is 0, while the glycemic index of dates is 42.

The food types used in this comparison are Spices, cumin seed and Dates, deglet noor.

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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
9
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%
Dates
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +751.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2287.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +172.6%
Contains more IronIron +6405.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +320.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1555.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +704.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1172.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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%
Dates
2
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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1825%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6560%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +395.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +259.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +292.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +90%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cumin Dates DV% diff.
Iron 66.36mg 1.02mg 817%
Manganese 3.333mg 0.262mg 134%
Calcium 931mg 39mg 89%
Magnesium 366mg 43mg 77%
Copper 0.867mg 0.206mg 73%
Phosphorus 499mg 62mg 62%
Vitamin B1 0.628mg 0.052mg 48%
Zinc 4.8mg 0.29mg 41%
Monounsaturated fat 14.04g 0.036g 35%
Fats 22.27g 0.39g 34%
Potassium 1788mg 656mg 33%
Protein 17.81g 2.45g 31%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.279g 0.019g 22%
Vitamin E 3.33mg 0.05mg 22%
Vitamin B3 4.579mg 1.274mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.435mg 0.165mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.066mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 12%
Fiber 10.5g 8g 10%
Carbs 44.24g 75.03g 10%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 0.4mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.535g 0.032g 7%
Sodium 168mg 2mg 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Calories 375kcal 282kcal 5%
Selenium 5.2µg 3µg 4%
Choline 24.7mg 6.3mg 3%
Folate 10µg 19µg 2%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 2.7µg 2%
Net carbs 33.74g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 2.25g 63.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 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
Dates
2
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +626.9%
Contains more FatsFats +5610.3%
Contains more OtherOther +376.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69.6%
Contains more WaterWater +154.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cumin
2
8% 74% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.535 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.279 g
Dates
1
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17157.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/nutrients

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

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