Fennel seeds vs. Cumin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fennel seeds and cumin

Fennel seeds have more manganese, fiber, calcium, copper, vitamin C, and vitamin B3; however, cumin has more iron, vitamin A, vitamin B1, and zinc.
Cumin's daily need coverage for iron is 598% more.
Fennel seeds have 4 times more fiber than cumin. Fennel seeds have 39.8g of fiber, while cumin has 10.5g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, fennel seed and Spices, cumin seed.

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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.

Fennel seeds

Cumin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+28.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+96%

Contains more IronIron	+257.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~366mg

~equal in Potassium ~1788mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~499mg

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.

Fennel seeds

Cumin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+814.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.327mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.435mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	18.54mg	66.36mg	598%
Manganese	6.533mg	3.333mg	139%
Fiber	39.8g	10.5g	117%
Calcium	1196mg	931mg	27%
Copper	1.067mg	0.867mg	22%
Vitamin E		3.33mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.408mg	0.628mg	18%
Vitamin C	21mg	7.7mg	15%
Fats	14.87g	22.27g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.69g	3.279g	11%
Zinc	3.7mg	4.8mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	9.91g	14.04g	10%
Vitamin B3	6.05mg	4.579mg	9%
Selenium		5.2µg	9%
Vitamin A	7µg	64µg	6%
Saturated fat	0.48g	1.535g	5%
Magnesium	385mg	366mg	5%
Vitamin K		5.4µg	5%
Protein	15.8g	17.81g	4%
Choline		24.7mg	4%
Sodium	88mg	168mg	3%
Folate		10µg	3%
Potassium	1694mg	1788mg	3%
Carbs	52.29g	44.24g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.47mg	0.435mg	3%
Calories	345kcal	375kcal	2%
Vitamin B2	0.353mg	0.327mg	2%
Phosphorus	487mg	499mg	2%
Net carbs	12.49g	33.74g	N/A
Sugar		2.25g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.253mg		0%
Threonine	0.602mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.695mg		0%
Leucine	0.996mg		0%
Lysine	0.758mg		0%
Methionine	0.301mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.647mg		0%
Valine	0.915mg		0%
Histidine	0.331mg		0%