Cumin vs. Dill seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cumin and dill seeds

Cumin has more iron, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, dill seeds are richer in calcium, fiber, and vitamin C.
Cumin covers your daily iron needs 625% more than dill seeds.
Dill seeds have 2 times less manganese than cumin. Cumin has 3.333mg of manganese, while dill seeds have 1.833mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, cumin seed and Spices, dill seed.

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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

Dill seeds

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50.8%
Contains more IronIron	+306.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+132.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.78mg

~equal in Zinc ~5.2mg

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

Dill seeds

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2033.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+63.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+74%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+172.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~10µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	16.33mg	625%
Manganese	3.333mg	1.833mg	65%
Calcium	931mg	1516mg	59%
Fiber	10.5g	21.1g	42%
Phosphorus	499mg	277mg	32%
Magnesium	366mg	256mg	26%
Vitamin E	3.33mg		22%
Potassium	1788mg	1186mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.418mg	18%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	21mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	1.01g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.25mg	14%
Selenium	5.2µg	12.1µg	13%
Fats	22.27g	14.54g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	9.41g	12%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	2.807mg	11%
Copper	0.867mg	0.78mg	10%
Vitamin A	64µg	3µg	7%
Sodium	168mg	20mg	6%
Vitamin K	5.4µg		5%
Calories	375kcal	305kcal	4%
Protein	17.81g	15.98g	4%
Carbs	44.24g	55.17g	4%
Zinc	4.8mg	5.2mg	4%
Choline	24.7mg		4%
Saturated fat	1.535g	0.73g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.284mg	3%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	5.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	191kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	33g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	14	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	34.07g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g		N/A
Folate	10µg	10µg	0%
Threonine		0.575mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.767mg	0%
Leucine		0.925mg	0%
Lysine		1.038mg	0%
Methionine		0.143mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.67mg	0%
Valine		1.12mg	0%
Histidine		0.32mg	0%