Cumin vs. Pistachio — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cumin and pistachios

Cumin has more iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B3; however, pistachios are higher in vitamin B6 and copper.
Cumin covers your daily iron needs 781% more than pistachios.
Pistachios contain 9 times less calcium than cumin. Cumin contains 931mg of calcium, while pistachios contain 105mg.
Cumin has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of pistachios is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, cumin seed and Nuts, pistachio 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

Pistachio

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+202.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+786.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+74.4%
Contains more IronIron	+1592.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+177.8%

Contains more CopperCopper	+49.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~490mg

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

Pistachio

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+146.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+104.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+252.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+290.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+410%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	3.92mg	781%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	1.7mg	97%
Manganese	3.333mg	1.2mg	93%
Calcium	931mg	105mg	83%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	14.38g	74%
Magnesium	366mg	121mg	58%
Copper	0.867mg	1.3mg	48%
Fats	22.27g	45.32g	35%
Zinc	4.8mg	2.2mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	23.257g	23%
Potassium	1788mg	1025mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.87mg	20%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	1.3mg	20%
Saturated fat	1.535g	5.907g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.16mg	13%
Vitamin B5		0.52mg	10%
Folate	10µg	51µg	10%
Calories	375kcal	560kcal	9%
Sodium	168mg	1mg	7%
Carbs	44.24g	27.17g	6%
Protein	17.81g	20.16g	5%
Vitamin K	5.4µg		5%
Vitamin A	64µg	26µg	4%
Choline	24.7mg		4%
Vitamin E	3.33mg	2.86mg	3%
Selenium	5.2µg	7µg	3%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	5.6mg	2%
Starch		1.67g	1%
Phosphorus	499mg	490mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	278kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	6.4	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	16.57g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g	7.66g	N/A
Fiber	10.5g	10.6g	0%
Tryptophan		0.251mg	0%
Threonine		0.684mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.917mg	0%
Leucine		1.604mg	0%
Lysine		1.138mg	0%
Methionine		0.36mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.092mg	0%
Valine		1.249mg	0%
Histidine		0.512mg	0%
Fructose		0.24g	0%
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		14.091g	N/A