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Allspice vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between allspice and cinnamon

  • Allspice is higher in vitamin C, copper, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B3; however, cinnamon is richer in manganese, fiber, calcium, and iron.
  • Cinnamon's daily need coverage for manganese is 631% higher.
  • Allspice has 10 times more vitamin C than cinnamon. While allspice has 39.2mg of vitamin C, cinnamon has only 3.8mg.
  • Cinnamon has less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Spices, allspice, ground and Spices, cinnamon, ground.

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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 96% 198% 92% 265% 184% 28% 48% 10% 384% 15%
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 +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.6%
Contains more IronIron +17.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +493.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.8%

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 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 131% 0% 9% 0% 25% 15% 54% 0% 48% 0% 0% 27%
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 +931.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +359.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +114.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Allspice Cinnamon DV% diff.
Manganese 2.943mg 17.466mg 631%
Fiber 21.6g 53.1g 126%
Vitamin C 39.2mg 3.8mg 39%
Calcium 661mg 1002mg 34%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 26%
Copper 0.553mg 0.339mg 24%
Magnesium 135mg 60mg 18%
Potassium 1044mg 431mg 18%
Iron 7.06mg 8.32mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.36g 0.068g 15%
Fats 8.69g 1.24g 11%
Vitamin B3 2.86mg 1.332mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.55g 0.345g 10%
Folate 36µg 6µg 8%
Zinc 1.01mg 1.83mg 7%
Phosphorus 113mg 64mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.101mg 0.022mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 7%
Protein 6.09g 3.99g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.158mg 4%
Carbs 72.12g 80.59g 3%
Sodium 77mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.041mg 2%
Choline 11mg 2%
Calories 263kcal 247kcal 1%
Vitamin A 27µg 15µg 1%
Selenium 2.7µg 3.1µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.66g 0.246g 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 1.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 432kcal 619kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 38g 40g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.2 0.91 N/A
Net carbs 50.52g 27.49g N/A
Sugar 2.17g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 9% 72% 8% 5%
Protein: 6.09 g
Fats: 8.69 g
Carbs: 72.12 g
Water: 8.46 g
Other: 4.64 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 +52.6%
Contains more FatsFats +600.8%
Contains more OtherOther +28.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.7%
Contains more WaterWater +25.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 12% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.55 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.66 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.36 g
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +168.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3370.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.5%

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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. Allspice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171315/nutrients
  2. 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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.