Cumin vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cumin and mustard

Cumin has more iron, manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc; however, mustard is richer in selenium.
Cumin covers your daily iron needs 809% more than mustard.
Mustard has 15 times less calcium than cumin. Cumin has 931mg of calcium, while mustard has 63mg.
Cumin contains less sodium.
Mustard has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mustard is 32, while the glycemic index of cumin is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, cumin seed and Mustard, prepared, yellow.

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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.

Cumin

Mustard

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+662.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1377.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1076.3%
Contains more IronIron	+4021.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1071.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+362%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+689.8%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+544.2%

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.

Cumin

Mustard

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2466.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1180%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+825%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+254.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+367.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+710.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+521.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+285.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	1.61mg	809%
Manganese	3.333mg	0.422mg	127%
Copper	0.867mg	0.074mg	88%
Calcium	931mg	63mg	87%
Magnesium	366mg	48mg	76%
Phosphorus	499mg	108mg	56%
Selenium	5.2µg	33.5µg	51%
Potassium	1788mg	152mg	48%
Sodium	168mg	1104mg	41%
Zinc	4.8mg	0.64mg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.177mg	38%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	2.182g	30%
Fats	22.27g	3.34g	29%
Protein	17.81g	3.74g	28%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.07mg	28%
Fiber	10.5g	4g	26%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	0.565mg	25%
Vitamin E	3.33mg	0.36mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.07mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	0.774g	17%
Calories	375kcal	60kcal	16%
Carbs	44.24g	5.83g	13%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	0.3mg	8%
Vitamin A	64µg	5µg	7%
Saturated fat	1.535g	0.214g	6%
Vitamin B5		0.254mg	5%
Vitamin K	5.4µg	1.4µg	3%
Folate	10µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	6.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	160kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	167g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	14	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	1.83g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g	0.92g	N/A
Starch		0.64g	0%
Trans fat		0.009g	N/A
Choline	24.7mg	22.4mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.009mg	0%
Threonine		0.167mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.146mg	0%
Leucine		0.292mg	0%
Lysine		0.264mg	0%
Methionine		0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.161mg	0%
Valine		0.189mg	0%
Histidine		0.119mg	0%
Fructose		0.23g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.373g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.358g	N/A