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Cinnamon vs. Spinach raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cinnamon and spinach raw?

  • Cinnamon is higher in manganese, fiber, calcium, iron, copper, and zinc, yet spinach raw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin C.
  • Cinnamon's daily need coverage for manganese is 720% more.
  • Cinnamon has 24 times more fiber than spinach raw. While cinnamon has 53.1g of fiber, spinach raw has only 2.2g.

We used Spices, cinnamon, ground and Spinach, raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +912.1%
Contains more IronIron +207%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +245.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1847.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +210%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.5%

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.
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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +450.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +639.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3026.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +361%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1447.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +3133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +75.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Spinach raw DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 0.897mg 720%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 482.9µg 376%
Fiber 53.1g 2.2g 204%
Calcium 1002mg 99mg 90%
Iron 8.32mg 2.71mg 70%
Vitamin A 15µg 469µg 50%
Folate 6µg 194µg 47%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 28.1mg 27%
Carbs 80.59g 3.63g 26%
Copper 0.339mg 0.13mg 23%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.53mg 12%
Calories 247kcal 23kcal 11%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.189mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.065mg 6%
Magnesium 60mg 79mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.078mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 0.724mg 4%
Potassium 431mg 558mg 4%
Selenium 3.1µg 1µg 4%
Sodium 10mg 79mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.195mg 3%
Phosphorus 64mg 49mg 2%
Choline 11mg 19.3mg 2%
Protein 3.99g 2.86g 2%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 2.03mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 0.15g 1%
Fats 1.24g 0.39g 1%
Saturated fat 0.345g 0.063g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 0.01g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0.165g 1%
Net carbs 27.49g 1.43g N/A
Sugar 2.17g 0.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.064mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.5%
Contains more FatsFats +217.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2120.1%
Contains more OtherOther +109.3%
Contains more WaterWater +763.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2360%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +142.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
48% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +845.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +640%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +250%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/nutrients
  2. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients

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

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