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Pasta vs. Cumin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pasta and cumin different?

  • Cumin is higher than pasta in iron, manganese, calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Cumin covers your daily need for iron, 815% more than pasta.
  • Pasta has a higher glycemic index (49) than cumin (0).

Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Spices, cumin seed types were used in this article.

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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.
Pasta
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Cumin
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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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15416.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7350%
Contains more IronIron +5721.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +832.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +757.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +692.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1387.9%

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.
Pasta
3
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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Cumin
9
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%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +540%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +361.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1179.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Cumin DV% diff.
Iron 1.14mg 66.36mg 815%
Manganese 0.224mg 3.333mg 135%
Calcium 6mg 931mg 93%
Copper 0.093mg 0.867mg 86%
Magnesium 18mg 366mg 83%
Phosphorus 63mg 499mg 62%
Potassium 24mg 1788mg 52%
Fiber 10.5g 42%
Zinc 0.56mg 4.8mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.628mg 35%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 14.04g 35%
Fats 1.05g 22.27g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.435mg 31%
Protein 5.15g 17.81g 25%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 4.579mg 22%
Vitamin E 3.33mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 3.279g 19%
Folate 64µg 10µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.327mg 14%
Calories 131kcal 375kcal 12%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Selenium 5.2µg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.7mg 9%
Sodium 6mg 168mg 7%
Vitamin A 6µg 64µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0µg 6%
Carbs 24.93g 44.24g 6%
Saturated fat 0.15g 1.535g 6%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 4%
Choline 24.7mg 4%
Net carbs 24.93g 33.74g N/A
Sugar 2.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
1
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +750.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +245.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2021%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.5%
Contains more OtherOther +2358.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
1
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11222.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +664.3%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/nutrients
  2. Cumin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170923/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.