Cumin vs. Macadamia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cumin and macadamia

Cumin has more iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamin A; however, macadamia is higher in vitamin B1 and manganese.
Cumin covers your daily iron needs 783% more than macadamia.
Cumin has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, cumin seed and Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw.

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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

Macadamia

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+181.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+995.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+385.9%
Contains more IronIron	+1698.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+269.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+165.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+23.9%

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

Macadamia

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+541.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+516.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+101.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+58.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+90.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	3.69mg	783%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	58.877g	112%
Calcium	931mg	85mg	85%
Fats	22.27g	75.77g	82%
Magnesium	366mg	130mg	56%
Saturated fat	1.535g	12.061g	48%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	1.195mg	47%
Phosphorus	499mg	188mg	44%
Potassium	1788mg	368mg	42%
Manganese	3.333mg	4.131mg	35%
Zinc	4.8mg	1.3mg	32%
Protein	17.81g	7.91g	20%
Vitamin E	3.33mg	0.54mg	19%
Calories	375kcal	718kcal	17%
Vitamin B5		0.758mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.162mg	13%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	2.473mg	13%
Copper	0.867mg	0.756mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.275mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	1.502g	12%
Carbs	44.24g	13.82g	10%
Fiber	10.5g	8.6g	8%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	1.2mg	7%
Sodium	168mg	5mg	7%
Vitamin A	64µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin K	5.4µg		5%
Choline	24.7mg		4%
Selenium	5.2µg	3.6µg	3%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	908kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	5	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	5.22g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g	4.57g	N/A
Starch		1.05g	0%
Folate	10µg	11µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.067mg	0%
Threonine		0.37mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.314mg	0%
Leucine		0.602mg	0%
Lysine		0.018mg	0%
Methionine		0.023mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.665mg	0%
Valine		0.363mg	0%
Histidine		0.195mg	0%
Fructose		0.07g	0%