Cinnamon vs. Spearmint — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cinnamon and spearmint

Cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, calcium, copper, and zinc; however, spearmint is higher in vitamin A, iron, folate, vitamin C, and vitamin B2.
Cinnamon covers your daily manganese needs 711% more than spearmint.
Spearmint contains 8 times less fiber than cinnamon. Cinnamon contains 53.1g of fiber, while spearmint contains 6.8g.

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

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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.

Cinnamon

Spearmint

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%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more IronIron

+42.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~63mg

~equal in Potassium ~458mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~60mg

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.

Cinnamon

Spearmint

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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