Cumin vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cumin and tofu

The amount of iron, manganese, magnesium, copper, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B6 in cumin is higher than in tofu.
Cumin covers your daily iron needs 796% more than tofu.
Tofu has 8 times less potassium than cumin. Cumin has 1788mg of potassium, while tofu has 237mg.
Tofu has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of tofu is 15, while the glycemic index of cumin is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, cumin seed and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate.

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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

Tofu

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+531%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+654.4%
Contains more IronIron	+2394.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+129.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+205.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+162.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+182.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+234.6%

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

Tofu

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+297.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+220.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1101.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+372.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more FolateFolate

+190%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	2.66mg	796%
Manganese	3.333mg	1.181mg	94%
Magnesium	366mg	58mg	73%
Copper	0.867mg	0.378mg	54%
Potassium	1788mg	237mg	46%
Phosphorus	499mg	190mg	44%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.158mg	39%
Fiber	10.5g	2.3g	33%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	1.925g	30%
Zinc	4.8mg	1.57mg	29%
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	0.381mg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.092mg	26%
Calcium	931mg	683mg	25%
Vitamin E	3.33mg		22%
Selenium	5.2µg	17.4µg	22%
Fats	22.27g	8.72g	21%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.102mg	17%
Carbs	44.24g	2.78g	14%
Calories	375kcal	144kcal	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	4.921g	11%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	0.2mg	8%
Sodium	168mg	14mg	7%
Vitamin A	64µg		7%
Vitamin K	5.4µg		5%
Folate	10µg	29µg	5%
Choline	24.7mg		4%
Vitamin B5		0.133mg	3%
Protein	17.81g	17.27g	1%
Saturated fat	1.535g	1.261g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	83kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	5.4	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	0.48g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.235mg	0%
Threonine		0.785mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.849mg	0%
Leucine		1.392mg	0%
Lysine		0.883mg	0%
Methionine		0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.835mg	0%
Valine		0.87mg	0%
Histidine		0.431mg	0%