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Taco seasoning vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between taco seasoning and cinnamon

  • Taco seasoning has more vitamin C, while cinnamon has more fiber, iron, protein, and carbs.
  • Taco seasoning covers your daily need for sodium 350% more than cinnamon.
  • Taco seasoning contains 12 times more vitamin C than cinnamon. While taco seasoning contains 45mg of vitamin C, cinnamon contains only 3.8mg.
  • The amount of sodium in cinnamon is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison PACE, Dry Taco Seasoning Mix and Spices, cinnamon, ground.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 253% 0% 0% 0% 1052% 0% 0%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 150% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 13% 0% 5% 46% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1084.2%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco seasoning Cinnamon DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 759%
Sodium 8068mg 10mg 350%
Fiber 18.8g 53.1g 137%
Calcium 1002mg 100%
Vitamin C 45mg 3.8mg 46%
Copper 0.339mg 38%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 26%
Iron 6.75mg 8.32mg 20%
Zinc 1.83mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Magnesium 60mg 14%
Potassium 431mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 12%
Phosphorus 64mg 9%
Protein 0g 3.99g 8%
Carbs 56.29g 80.59g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 7%
Selenium 3.1µg 6%
Calories 188kcal 247kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 3%
Fats 0g 1.24g 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Choline 11mg 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.345g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.011g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0g 1.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 619kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 53g 40g N/A
Net carbs 37.49g 27.49g N/A
Sugar 18.76g 2.17g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
56% 6% 38%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 56.29 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 38.01 g
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.2%
Contains more WaterWater +85.6%

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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

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

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