Cumin vs. Spearmint — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cumin and spearmint different?

Cumin is higher in iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, potassium, and zinc; however, spearmint is richer in vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for iron for cumin is 681% higher.
Cumin contains 8 times more phosphorus than spearmint. While cumin contains 499mg of phosphorus, spearmint contains only 60mg.

Spices, cumin seed and Spearmint, fresh are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Spearmint

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+481%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+367.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+290.4%
Contains more IronIron	+459.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+261.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+340.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+731.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+198.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-82.1%

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

Spearmint

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+705.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+86.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+383%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+175.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+72.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+217.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+950%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	11.87mg	681%
Manganese	3.333mg	1.118mg	96%
Calcium	931mg	199mg	73%
Magnesium	366mg	63mg	72%
Copper	0.867mg	0.24mg	70%
Phosphorus	499mg	60mg	63%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.078mg	46%
Potassium	1788mg	458mg	39%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	0.025g	35%
Zinc	4.8mg	1.09mg	34%
Fats	22.27g	0.73g	33%
Protein	17.81g	3.29g	29%
Folate	10µg	105µg	24%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	0.948mg	23%
Vitamin E	3.33mg		22%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.158mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	0.394g	19%
Calories	375kcal	44kcal	17%
Fiber	10.5g	6.8g	15%
Vitamin A	64µg	203µg	15%
Carbs	44.24g	8.41g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.175mg	12%
Selenium	5.2µg		9%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	13.3mg	6%
Sodium	168mg	30mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.535g	0.191g	6%
Vitamin B5		0.25mg	5%
Vitamin K	5.4µg		5%
Choline	24.7mg		4%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	7.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	134kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	227g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	1.61g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.05mg	0%
Threonine		0.135mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.135mg	0%
Leucine		0.247mg	0%
Lysine		0.141mg	0%
Methionine		0.046mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.168mg	0%
Valine		0.164mg	0%
Histidine		0.066mg	0%