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Cumin vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cumin and tomatoes

  • Tomatoes have less iron, manganese, calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, potassium, zinc, and fiber than cumin.
  • Cumin covers your daily need for iron, 826% more than tomatoes.
  • Cumin has 93 times more calcium than tomatoes. While cumin has 931mg of calcium, tomatoes have only 10mg.
  • The glycemic index of tomatoes is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, cumin seed and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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%
Tomato
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3227.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9210%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +654.4%
Contains more IronIron +24477.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1369.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2723.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1979.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2823.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%

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
7
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%
Tomato
4
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +516.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1597.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1621.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +670.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +443.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +268.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +77.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +46.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cumin Tomato DV% diff.
Iron 66.36mg 0.27mg 826%
Manganese 3.333mg 0.114mg 140%
Calcium 931mg 10mg 92%
Copper 0.867mg 0.059mg 90%
Magnesium 366mg 11mg 85%
Phosphorus 499mg 24mg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.628mg 0.037mg 49%
Potassium 1788mg 237mg 46%
Zinc 4.8mg 0.17mg 42%
Fiber 10.5g 1.2g 37%
Monounsaturated fat 14.04g 0.031g 35%
Fats 22.27g 0.2g 34%
Protein 17.81g 0.88g 34%
Vitamin B6 0.435mg 0.08mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.579mg 0.594mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.019mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.279g 0.083g 21%
Vitamin E 3.33mg 0.54mg 19%
Calories 375kcal 18kcal 18%
Carbs 44.24g 3.89g 13%
Selenium 5.2µg 0µg 9%
Saturated fat 1.535g 0.028g 7%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 13.7mg 7%
Sodium 168mg 5mg 7%
Choline 24.7mg 6.7mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 2%
Vitamin A 64µg 42µg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 7.9µg 2%
Folate 10µg 15µg 1%
Net carbs 33.74g 2.69g N/A
Sugar 2.25g 2.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 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
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1923.9%
Contains more FatsFats +11035%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1037.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1394.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1072.7%

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
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45190.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3850.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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