Cumin vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cumin and brown rice

Brown rice contains less iron, manganese, calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B1, zinc, and fiber than cumin.
Cumin's daily need coverage for iron is 823% higher.
Brown rice contains 310 times less calcium than cumin. Cumin contains 931mg of calcium, while brown rice contains 3mg.
Cumin has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cumin is 0, while the glycemic index of brown rice is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Spices, cumin seed and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked.

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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

Brown rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+838.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30933.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1979.1%
Contains more IronIron	+11750%
Contains more CopperCopper	+717.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+576.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+384.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+242.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.5%

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

Brown rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1858.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+252.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+373.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+253.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+168.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	0.56mg	823%
Manganese	3.333mg	0.974mg	103%
Calcium	931mg	3mg	93%
Copper	0.867mg	0.106mg	85%
Magnesium	366mg	39mg	78%
Phosphorus	499mg	103mg	57%
Potassium	1788mg	86mg	50%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.178mg	38%
Zinc	4.8mg	0.71mg	37%
Fiber	10.5g	1.6g	36%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	0.369g	34%
Fats	22.27g	0.97g	33%
Protein	17.81g	2.74g	30%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.123mg	24%
Vitamin E	3.33mg	0.17mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.069mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	0.366g	19%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	2.561mg	13%
Calories	375kcal	123kcal	13%
Starch		24.79g	10%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	0mg	9%
Vitamin B5		0.38mg	8%
Vitamin A	64µg	0µg	7%
Sodium	168mg	4mg	7%
Carbs	44.24g	25.58g	6%
Saturated fat	1.535g	0.26g	6%
Vitamin K	5.4µg	0.2µg	4%
Choline	24.7mg	9.2mg	3%
Selenium	5.2µg	5.8µg	1%
Net carbs	33.74g	23.98g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g	0.24g	N/A
Folate	10µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.033mg	0%
Threonine		0.095mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.109mg	0%
Leucine		0.214mg	0%
Lysine		0.099mg	0%
Methionine		0.058mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.133mg	0%
Valine		0.151mg	0%
Histidine		0.066mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.355g	N/A