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Cumin vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cumin and wakame

  • Cumin has more iron, manganese, calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, wakame is higher in folate.
  • Cumin covers your daily need for iron, 802% more than wakame.
  • Cumin has 36 times more potassium than wakame. While cumin has 1788mg of potassium, wakame has only 50mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, cumin seed and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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
10
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%
Wakame
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +242.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +520.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3476%
Contains more IronIron +2944%
Contains more CopperCopper +205.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1163.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +523.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +138.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +642.9%

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
8
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%
Wakame
2
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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +156.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +255.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +233%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +946.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +186.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21650%
Contains more CholineCholine +77.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1860%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~5.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cumin Wakame DV% diff.
Iron 66.36mg 2.18mg 802%
Manganese 3.333mg 1.4mg 84%
Calcium 931mg 150mg 78%
Copper 0.867mg 0.284mg 65%
Magnesium 366mg 107mg 62%
Phosphorus 499mg 80mg 60%
Potassium 1788mg 50mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.628mg 0.06mg 47%
Folate 10µg 196µg 47%
Fiber 10.5g 0.5g 40%
Zinc 4.8mg 0.38mg 40%
Monounsaturated fat 14.04g 0.058g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.435mg 0.002mg 33%
Fats 22.27g 0.64g 33%
Sodium 168mg 872mg 31%
Protein 17.81g 3.03g 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.279g 0.218g 20%
Vitamin B3 4.579mg 1.6mg 19%
Calories 375kcal 45kcal 17%
Vitamin E 3.33mg 1mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 14%
Carbs 44.24g 9.14g 12%
Selenium 5.2µg 0.7µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.23mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.535g 0.13g 6%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin A 64µg 18µg 5%
Choline 24.7mg 13.9mg 2%
Net carbs 33.74g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 2.25g 0.65g N/A
Vitamin K 5.4µg 5.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

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
Wakame
1
3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +487.8%
Contains more FatsFats +3379.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +384%
Contains more WaterWater +892.4%
~equal in Other ~7.2g

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
Wakame
1
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24106.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1404.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.5%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.