Cumin vs. Paprika — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cumin and paprika

Cumin has more iron, manganese, calcium, and magnesium; however, paprika has more vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B2, and vitamin K.
Cumin's daily need coverage for iron is 565% more.
Cumin has 4 times more calcium than paprika. Cumin has 931mg of calcium, while paprika has 229mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, cumin seed and Spices, paprika.

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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

Paprika

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+306.6%
Contains more IronIron	+213.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+109.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21.2%

~equal in Zinc ~4.33mg

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

Paprika

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+755.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+90.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3748.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+773.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+276.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+119.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+392.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1387%
Contains more FolateFolate	+390%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	21.14mg	565%
Vitamin A	64µg	2463µg	267%
Vitamin E	3.33mg	29.1mg	172%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	2.141mg	131%
Fiber	10.5g	34.9g	98%
Manganese	3.333mg	1.59mg	76%
Calcium	931mg	229mg	70%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	1.23mg	69%
Vitamin K	5.4µg	80.3µg	62%
Vitamin B5		2.51mg	50%
Magnesium	366mg	178mg	45%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	10.06mg	34%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	1.695g	31%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	7.766g	30%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.453g	28%
Phosphorus	499mg	314mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.33mg	25%
Copper	0.867mg	0.713mg	17%
Fats	22.27g	12.89g	14%
Potassium	1788mg	2280mg	14%
Folate	10µg	49µg	10%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	0.9mg	8%
Fructose		6.71g	8%
Protein	17.81g	14.14g	7%
Calories	375kcal	282kcal	5%
Choline	24.7mg	51.5mg	5%
Zinc	4.8mg	4.33mg	4%
Sodium	168mg	68mg	4%
Carbs	44.24g	53.99g	3%
Saturated fat	1.535g	2.14g	3%
Selenium	5.2µg	6.3µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	199kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	4.4	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	19.09g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g	10.34g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.07mg	0%
Threonine		0.49mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.57mg	0%
Leucine		0.92mg	0%
Lysine		0.69mg	0%
Methionine		0.2mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.61mg	0%
Valine		0.75mg	0%
Histidine		0.25mg	0%