Cumin vs. Soybean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between cumin and soybeans
- Soybeans have less iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, copper, vitamin B1, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B3 than cumin.
- Cumin covers your daily need for iron, 765% more than soybeans.
- Cumin has 11 times more vitamin B3 than soybeans. While cumin has 4.579mg of vitamin B3, soybeans have only 0.399mg.
- The glycemic index of soybeans is higher.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, cumin seed and Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +325.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +812.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +247.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +1191.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +113% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +317.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +103.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +304.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +40.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +352.9% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +851.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +305.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +14.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1047.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +85.9% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +255.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +440% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +92.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 66.36mg | 5.14mg | 765% |
Manganese | 3.333mg | 0.824mg | 109% |
Calcium | 931mg | 102mg | 83% |
Magnesium | 366mg | 86mg | 67% |
Copper | 0.867mg | 0.407mg | 51% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.628mg | 0.155mg | 39% |
Potassium | 1788mg | 515mg | 37% |
Phosphorus | 499mg | 245mg | 36% |
Zinc | 4.8mg | 1.15mg | 33% |
Monounsaturated fat | 14.04g | 1.981g | 30% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.579mg | 0.399mg | 26% |
Vitamin E | 3.33mg | 0.35mg | 20% |
Fats | 22.27g | 8.97g | 20% |
Fiber | 10.5g | 6g | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.435mg | 0.234mg | 15% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.279g | 5.064g | 12% |
Vitamin K | 5.4µg | 19.2µg | 12% |
Carbs | 44.24g | 8.36g | 12% |
Folate | 10µg | 54µg | 11% |
Calories | 375kcal | 172kcal | 10% |
Vitamin C | 7.7mg | 1.7mg | 7% |
Vitamin A | 64µg | 0µg | 7% |
Sodium | 168mg | 1mg | 7% |
Choline | 24.7mg | 47.5mg | 4% |
Selenium | 5.2µg | 7.3µg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.179mg | 4% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.327mg | 0.285mg | 3% |
Protein | 17.81g | 18.21g | 1% |
Saturated fat | 1.535g | 1.297g | 1% |
Net carbs | 33.74g | 2.36g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.25g | 3g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.242mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.723mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.807mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.355mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 1.108mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.224mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.869mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.831mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.449mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +148.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +429.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +299% |
Contains more WaterWater | +676.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +608.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -15.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +54.4% |