Cumin vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cumin and jalapeño

Cumin has more iron, manganese, calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, potassium, and zinc; however, jalapeño is higher in vitamin C.
Cumin covers your daily need for iron, 826% more than jalapeño.
Cumin has 78 times more calcium than jalapeño. While cumin has 931mg of calcium, jalapeño has only 12mg.
The glycemic index of jalapeño is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, cumin seed and Peppers, jalapeno, raw.

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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

Jalapeño

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2340%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+7658.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+621%
Contains more IronIron	+26444%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1784.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3328.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1819.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3336.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1200%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.2%

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

Jalapeño

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1470%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+367.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+257.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1440.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+242.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+170%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~3.58mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.419mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	0.25mg	826%
Manganese	3.333mg	0.097mg	141%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	118.6mg	123%
Calcium	931mg	12mg	92%
Copper	0.867mg	0.046mg	91%
Magnesium	366mg	15mg	84%
Phosphorus	499mg	26mg	68%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.04mg	49%
Potassium	1788mg	248mg	45%
Zinc	4.8mg	0.14mg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	0.029g	35%
Protein	17.81g	0.91g	34%
Fats	22.27g	0.37g	34%
Fiber	10.5g	2.8g	31%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	1.28mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	0.112g	21%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.07mg	20%
Calories	375kcal	29kcal	17%
Carbs	44.24g	6.5g	13%
Vitamin K	5.4µg	18.5µg	11%
Selenium	5.2µg	0.4µg	9%
Sodium	168mg	3mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.535g	0.092g	7%
Vitamin B5		0.315mg	6%
Folate	10µg	27µg	4%
Choline	24.7mg	7.5mg	3%
Fructose		2.63g	3%
Vitamin E	3.33mg	3.58mg	2%
Vitamin A	64µg	54µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.419mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	319kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	345g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g	4.12g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.062g	N/A