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Spearmint vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between spearmint and cinnamon

  • Spearmint has more vitamin A, iron, folate, vitamin C, and vitamin B2; however, cinnamon is higher in manganese, fiber, calcium, copper, and zinc.
  • Cinnamon covers your daily manganese needs 711% more than spearmint.
  • Cinnamon contains 18 times less folate than spearmint. Spearmint contains 105µg of folate, while cinnamon contains 6µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Spearmint, fresh and Spices, cinnamon, ground.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 60% 40% 445% 80% 30% 26% 3.9% 146% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Contains more IronIron +42.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +403.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +67.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1462.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~60mg
~equal in Potassium ~431mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~64mg

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.
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 44% 0% 68% 0% 20% 40% 18% 15% 36% 0% 0% 79%
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 13% 0% 5% 46% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1253.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +326.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1650%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.158mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spearmint Cinnamon DV% diff.
Manganese 1.118mg 17.466mg 711%
Fiber 6.8g 53.1g 185%
Calcium 199mg 1002mg 80%
Iron 11.87mg 8.32mg 44%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 26%
Folate 105µg 6µg 25%
Carbs 8.41g 80.59g 24%
Vitamin A 203µg 15µg 21%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin C 13.3mg 3.8mg 11%
Copper 0.24mg 0.339mg 11%
Calories 44kcal 247kcal 10%
Vitamin B2 0.175mg 0.041mg 10%
Zinc 1.09mg 1.83mg 7%
Selenium 3.1µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.022mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.948mg 1.332mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.358mg 2%
Choline 11mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.394g 0.068g 2%
Protein 3.29g 3.99g 1%
Fats 0.73g 1.24g 1%
Magnesium 63mg 60mg 1%
Potassium 458mg 431mg 1%
Phosphorus 60mg 64mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 10mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.191g 0.345g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.246g 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 7.5g 1.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 134kcal 619kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 227g 40g N/A
Net carbs 1.61g 27.49g N/A
Sugar 2.17g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.158mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.135mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.046mg 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.168mg 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.29 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 8.41 g
Water: 85.55 g
Other: 2.02 g
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +708.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.3%
Contains more FatsFats +69.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +858.3%
Contains more OtherOther +78.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.394 g
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +479.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +884%

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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. Spearmint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173475/nutrients
  2. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.