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Cinnamon vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cinnamon and table salt?

  • Cinnamon is richer than table salt in manganese, fiber, iron, calcium, copper, vitamin K, zinc, vitamin E, and magnesium.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% more.
  • The amount of sodium in cinnamon is lower.

We used Spices, cinnamon, ground and Salt, table 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4075%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5287.5%
Contains more IronIron +2421.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1030%
Contains more ZincZinc +1730%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17366%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3000%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 10mg 38758mg 1685%
Manganese 17.466mg 0.1mg 755%
Fiber 53.1g 0g 212%
Iron 8.32mg 0.33mg 100%
Calcium 1002mg 24mg 98%
Copper 0.339mg 0.03mg 34%
Carbs 80.59g 0g 27%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 0µg 26%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.1mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0mg 15%
Magnesium 60mg 1mg 14%
Calories 247kcal 0kcal 12%
Potassium 431mg 8mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0mg 12%
Phosphorus 64mg 0mg 9%
Protein 3.99g 0g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0mg 7%
Selenium 3.1µg 0.1µg 5%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0mg 2%
Fats 1.24g 0g 2%
Folate 6µg 0µg 2%
Choline 11mg 0mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.345g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 0g 1%
Net carbs 27.49g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.17g 0g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5190%
Contains more OtherOther +2672.2%

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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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/nutrients
  2. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/nutrients

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

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