Spearmint vs. Cumin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spearmint and cumin different?

Spearmint is higher in vitamin A; however, cumin is richer in iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, potassium, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for iron for cumin is 681% higher.
Spearmint contains 3 times more vitamin A than cumin. While spearmint contains 4054 IU of vitamin A, cumin contains only 1270 IU.

Spearmint, 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.

Spearmint

Cumin

Contains less SodiumSodium

-82.1%

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%

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.

Spearmint

Cumin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+72.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+217.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+950%

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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