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Table salt vs. Caraway spice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between table salt and caraway spice

  • Table salt has less iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and potassium.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1684% more.
  • Caraway spice is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Salt, table and Spices, caraway 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 184% 207% 119% 609% 303% 150% 243% 2.2% 170% 66%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2770.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16787.5%
Contains more IronIron +4818.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +2933.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +5400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12000%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 70% 6% 50% 0% 96% 87% 68% 0% 83% 0% 0% 7.5% 13%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Table salt Caraway spice DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 17mg 1684%
Iron 0.33mg 16.23mg 199%
Fiber 0g 38g 152%
Copper 0.03mg 0.91mg 98%
Phosphorus 0mg 568mg 81%
Calcium 24mg 689mg 67%
Magnesium 1mg 258mg 61%
Manganese 0.1mg 1.3mg 52%
Zinc 0.1mg 5.5mg 49%
Protein 0g 19.77g 40%
Potassium 8mg 1351mg 40%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.383mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.379mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.36mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0mg 3.606mg 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 21mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.272g 22%
Fats 0g 14.59g 22%
Selenium 0.1µg 12.1µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 7.125g 18%
Calories 0kcal 333kcal 17%
Carbs 0g 49.9g 17%
Vitamin E 0mg 2.5mg 17%
Choline 0mg 24.7mg 4%
Folate 0µg 10µg 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.62g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Net carbs 0g 11.9g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.64g N/A
Tryptophan 0mg 0.244mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.756mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.826mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 1.218mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 1.031mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.361mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.867mg 0%
Valine 0mg 1.037mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.55mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
20% 15% 50% 10% 6%
Protein: 19.77 g
Fats: 14.59 g
Carbs: 49.9 g
Water: 9.87 g
Other: 5.87 g
Contains more OtherOther +1600.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +4835%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/nutrients
  2. Caraway spice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170918/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.