Bay leaf vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between bay leaf and cinnamon

Bay leaf has more iron, vitamin B6, vitamin C, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and zinc; however, cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for iron for bay leaf is 434% higher.
Cinnamon has 30 times less folate than bay leaf. Bay leaf has 180µg of folate, while cinnamon has 6µg.

Food types used in this article are Spices, bay leaf 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.

Bay leaf

Cinnamon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.7%
Contains more IronIron	+416.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+102.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+76.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-56.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+113.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+10.7%

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.

Bay leaf

Cinnamon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1123.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1960%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+926.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1001.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2900%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	43mg	8.32mg	434%
Manganese	8.167mg	17.466mg	404%
Vitamin B6	1.74mg	0.158mg	122%
Fiber	26.3g	53.1g	107%
Vitamin C	46.5mg	3.8mg	47%
Folate	180µg	6µg	44%
Vitamin A	309µg	15µg	33%
Vitamin B2	0.421mg	0.041mg	29%
Vitamin K		31.2µg	26%
Calcium	834mg	1002mg	17%
Zinc	3.7mg	1.83mg	17%
Vitamin E		2.32mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.29g	0.068g	15%
Magnesium	120mg	60mg	14%
Fats	8.36g	1.24g	11%
Copper	0.416mg	0.339mg	9%
Saturated fat	2.28g	0.345g	9%
Protein	7.61g	3.99g	7%
Phosphorus	113mg	64mg	7%
Vitamin B5		0.358mg	7%
Vitamin B3	2.005mg	1.332mg	4%
Calories	313kcal	247kcal	3%
Potassium	529mg	431mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.64g	0.246g	3%
Carbs	74.97g	80.59g	2%
Choline		11mg	2%
Sodium	23mg	10mg	1%
Selenium	2.8µg	3.1µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.009mg	0.022mg	1%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.011g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	1.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	411kcal	619kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	0.91	N/A
Net carbs	48.67g	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%