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Cumin vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cumin and pasta different?

  • Cumin is higher than pasta in iron, manganese, calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Cumin covers your daily need for iron, 815% more than pasta.
  • Cumin contains 155 times more calcium than pasta. Cumin contains 931mg of calcium, while pasta contains 6mg.
  • Pasta has a higher glycemic index (49) than cumin (0).

Spices, cumin seed and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked 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
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%
Pasta
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15416.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7350%
Contains more IronIron +5721.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +832.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +757.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +692.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1387.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%

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%
Pasta
3
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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +361.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1179.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +540%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cumin Pasta DV% diff.
Iron 66.36mg 1.14mg 815%
Manganese 3.333mg 0.224mg 135%
Calcium 931mg 6mg 93%
Copper 0.867mg 0.093mg 86%
Magnesium 366mg 18mg 83%
Phosphorus 499mg 63mg 62%
Potassium 1788mg 24mg 52%
Fiber 10.5g 42%
Zinc 4.8mg 0.56mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.628mg 0.209mg 35%
Monounsaturated fat 14.04g 0.124g 35%
Fats 22.27g 1.05g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.435mg 0.034mg 31%
Protein 17.81g 5.15g 25%
Vitamin B3 4.579mg 0.992mg 22%
Vitamin E 3.33mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.279g 0.429g 19%
Folate 10µg 64µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.15mg 14%
Calories 375kcal 131kcal 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Selenium 5.2µg 9%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 0mg 9%
Sodium 168mg 6mg 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 6µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Carbs 44.24g 24.93g 6%
Saturated fat 1.535g 0.15g 6%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 4%
Choline 24.7mg 4%
Net carbs 33.74g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 2.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cumin
4
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
Pasta
1
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +245.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2021%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.5%
Contains more OtherOther +2358.1%
Contains more WaterWater +750.6%

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
Pasta
1
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11222.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +664.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.2%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.