Cumin vs. Chia seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cumin and chia seeds

Cumin has more iron, potassium, calcium, manganese, vitamin A, and vitamin E; however, chia seeds are richer in fiber, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Cumin covers your daily iron needs 733% more than chia seeds.
Chia seeds have 24 times less vitamin A than cumin. Cumin has 1270IU of vitamin A, while chia seeds have 54IU.
Chia seeds have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chia seeds is 15, while the glycemic index of cumin is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, cumin seed and Seeds, chia seeds, dried.

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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

Chia seeds

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+47.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+339.3%
Contains more IronIron	+759.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.4%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+72.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+961.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~335mg

~equal in Copper ~0.924mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.58mg

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

Chia seeds

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+381.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+566%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+92.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+390%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.62mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	7.72mg	733%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	23.665g	136%
Fiber	10.5g	34.4g	96%
Selenium	5.2µg	55.2µg	91%
Phosphorus	499mg	860mg	52%
Potassium	1788mg	407mg	41%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg		33%
Calcium	931mg	631mg	30%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	2.309g	29%
Manganese	3.333mg	2.723mg	27%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	8.83mg	27%
Vitamin E	3.33mg	0.5mg	19%
Fats	22.27g	30.74g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.17mg	12%
Folate	10µg	49µg	10%
Saturated fat	1.535g	3.33g	8%
Sodium	168mg	16mg	7%
Vitamin A	64µg		7%
Magnesium	366mg	335mg	7%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	1.6mg	7%
Calories	375kcal	486kcal	6%
Copper	0.867mg	0.924mg	6%
Vitamin K	5.4µg		5%
Choline	24.7mg		4%
Protein	17.81g	16.54g	3%
Zinc	4.8mg	4.58mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.62mg	1%
Carbs	44.24g	42.12g	1%
Net carbs	33.74g	7.72g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g		N/A
Trans fat		0.14g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.436mg	0%
Threonine		0.709mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.801mg	0%
Leucine		1.371mg	0%
Lysine		0.97mg	0%
Methionine		0.588mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.016mg	0%
Valine		0.95mg	0%
Histidine		0.531mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		17.83g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.835g	N/A