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Cumin vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cumin and flour

  • Cumin has more iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc; however, flour is higher in selenium and folate.
  • Cumin covers your daily iron needs 772% more than flour.
  • Flour contains 62 times less calcium than cumin. Cumin contains 931mg of calcium, while flour contains 15mg.
  • The glycemic index of flour is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, cumin seed and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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
Cumin
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 261% 279% 158% 2489% 289% 131% 214% 22% 435% 28%
Flour
Flour
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1563.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6106.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1571%
Contains more IronIron +1330.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +502.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +585.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +362%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +388.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +551.9%

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
Cumin
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 26% 0% 21% 67% 157% 75% 86% 0% 100% 0% 14% 7.5%
Flour
Flour
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5450%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +888.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1730%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cumin Flour DV% diff.
Iron 66.36mg 4.64mg 772%
Manganese 3.333mg 0.682mg 115%
Calcium 931mg 15mg 92%
Magnesium 366mg 22mg 82%
Copper 0.867mg 0.144mg 80%
Phosphorus 499mg 108mg 56%
Selenium 5.2µg 33.9µg 52%
Potassium 1788mg 107mg 49%
Folate 10µg 183µg 43%
Zinc 4.8mg 0.7mg 37%
Monounsaturated fat 14.04g 0.087g 35%
Fats 22.27g 0.98g 33%
Fiber 10.5g 2.7g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.435mg 0.044mg 30%
Vitamin E 3.33mg 0.06mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.279g 0.413g 19%
Protein 17.81g 10.33g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.628mg 0.785mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.494mg 13%
Carbs 44.24g 76.31g 11%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 9%
Vitamin B3 4.579mg 5.904mg 8%
Sodium 168mg 2mg 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Saturated fat 1.535g 0.155g 6%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 0.3µg 4%
Choline 24.7mg 10.4mg 3%
Calories 375kcal 364kcal 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.7g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 211kcal 352kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 27g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 11 3.2 N/A
Net carbs 33.74g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 2.25g 0.27g N/A
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cumin
Cumin
3
18% 22% 44% 8% 8%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 22.27 g
Carbs: 44.24 g
Water: 8.06 g
Other: 7.62 g
Flour
Flour
2
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2172.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1556.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.5%
Contains more WaterWater +47.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cumin
Cumin
2
8% 74% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.535 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.279 g
Flour
Flour
1
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16037.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +693.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cumin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170923/nutrients
  2. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.