Dill vs. Cumin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dill and cumin different?

Dill is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C; however, cumin is richer in iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for iron for cumin is 747% higher.
Dill contains 11 times more vitamin C than cumin. While dill contains 85mg of vitamin C, cumin contains only 7.7mg.
Cumin has a lower glycemic index (0) than dill (15).

Dill weed, fresh and Spices, cumin seed 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.

Dill

Cumin

Contains less SodiumSodium

-63.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+565.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+347.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+142.3%
Contains more IronIron	+907%
Contains more CopperCopper	+493.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+427.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+656.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+163.7%

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.

Dill

Cumin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1003.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+503.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1400%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+982.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+191.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+135.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	6.59mg	66.36mg	747%
Manganese	1.264mg	3.333mg	90%
Vitamin C	85mg	7.7mg	86%
Copper	0.146mg	0.867mg	80%
Magnesium	55mg	366mg	74%
Calcium	208mg	931mg	72%
Phosphorus	66mg	499mg	62%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.628mg	48%
Vitamin A	386µg	64µg	36%
Zinc	0.91mg	4.8mg	35%
Folate	150µg	10µg	35%
Fiber	2.1g	10.5g	34%
Fats	1.12g	22.27g	33%
Monounsaturated fat	0.802g	14.04g	33%
Potassium	738mg	1788mg	31%
Protein	3.46g	17.81g	29%
Vitamin E		3.33mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.095g	3.279g	21%
Vitamin B3	1.57mg	4.579mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.185mg	0.435mg	19%
Calories	43kcal	375kcal	17%
Carbs	7.02g	44.24g	12%
Selenium		5.2µg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg		8%
Saturated fat	0.06g	1.535g	7%
Sodium	61mg	168mg	5%
Vitamin K		5.4µg	5%
Choline		24.7mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.296mg	0.327mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	8g	4.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	124kcal	211kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	233g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	15	11	N/A
Net carbs	4.92g	33.74g	N/A
Sugar		2.25g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.014mg		0%
Threonine	0.068mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.195mg		0%
Leucine	0.159mg		0%
Lysine	0.246mg		0%
Methionine	0.011mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.065mg		0%
Valine	0.154mg		0%
Histidine	0.071mg		0%