Cumin vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cumin and cashew

Cumin has more iron, calcium, manganese, potassium, and fiber, while cashew has more copper, fats, selenium, and vitamin K.
Cumin's daily need coverage for iron is 746% higher.
Cashew contains 25 times less calcium than cumin. Cumin contains 931mg of calcium, while cashew contains 37mg.
The amount of saturated fat in cumin is lower.
Cumin has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cumin is 0, while the glycemic index of cashew is 25.

The food types used in this comparison are Spices, cumin seed and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw.

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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.

Cumin

Cashew

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2416.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+170.9%
Contains more IronIron	+893.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+101.4%

Contains more CopperCopper	+153.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+282.7%

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.

Cumin

Cashew

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1440%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+270%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+463.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+331.2%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+531.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.417mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	6.68mg	746%
Copper	0.867mg	2.195mg	148%
Calcium	931mg	37mg	89%
Manganese	3.333mg	1.655mg	73%
Fats	22.27g	43.85g	33%
Potassium	1788mg	660mg	33%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	7.845g	30%
Fiber	10.5g	3.3g	29%
Saturated fat	1.535g	7.783g	28%
Selenium	5.2µg	19.9µg	27%
Vitamin K	5.4µg	34.1µg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	23.797g	24%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	1.062mg	22%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.058mg	21%
Magnesium	366mg	292mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.423mg	17%
Vitamin B5		0.864mg	17%
Vitamin E	3.33mg	0.9mg	16%
Phosphorus	499mg	593mg	13%
Starch		23.49g	10%
Calories	375kcal	553kcal	9%
Zinc	4.8mg	5.78mg	9%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	0.5mg	8%
Sodium	168mg	12mg	7%
Vitamin A	64µg	0µg	7%
Carbs	44.24g	30.19g	5%
Folate	10µg	25µg	4%
Choline	24.7mg		4%
Protein	17.81g	18.22g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.417mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	304kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	4.1	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	26.89g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g	5.91g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.287mg	0%
Threonine		0.688mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.789mg	0%
Leucine		1.472mg	0%
Lysine		0.928mg	0%
Methionine		0.362mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.951mg	0%
Valine		1.094mg	0%
Histidine		0.456mg	0%
Fructose		0.05g	0%