Garlic powder vs. Cumin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between garlic powder and cumin

Garlic powder has more vitamin B6 and selenium; however, cumin has more iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B3, and vitamin E.
Daily need coverage for iron for cumin is 759% higher.
Cumin has 5 times less selenium than garlic powder. Garlic powder has 23.9µg of selenium, while cumin has 5.2µg.

Food types used in this article are Spices, garlic powder and Spices, cumin seed.

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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.

Garlic powder

Cumin

Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+359.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+375.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1078.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.9%
Contains more IronIron	+1074.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+62.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+240.4%

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.

Garlic powder

Cumin

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+280.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+370%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+541.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+397%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+131.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+475.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1250%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	5.65mg	66.36mg	759%
Manganese	0.979mg	3.333mg	102%
Vitamin B6	1.654mg	0.435mg	94%
Calcium	79mg	931mg	85%
Magnesium	77mg	366mg	69%
Copper	0.533mg	0.867mg	37%
Monounsaturated fat	0.115g	14.04g	35%
Selenium	23.9µg	5.2µg	34%
Fats	0.73g	22.27g	33%
Vitamin B3	0.796mg	4.579mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.178g	3.279g	21%
Potassium	1193mg	1788mg	18%
Vitamin E	0.67mg	3.33mg	18%
Zinc	2.99mg	4.8mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.435mg	0.628mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.743mg		15%
Vitamin B2	0.141mg	0.327mg	14%
Phosphorus	414mg	499mg	12%
Carbs	72.73g	44.24g	9%
Folate	47µg	10µg	9%
Choline	67.5mg	24.7mg	8%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	7.7mg	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	64µg	7%
Fiber	9g	10.5g	6%
Saturated fat	0.249g	1.535g	6%
Sodium	60mg	168mg	5%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	5.4µg	4%
Protein	16.55g	17.81g	3%
Calories	331kcal	375kcal	2%
Protein per 100 calories	5g	4.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	200kcal	211kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	11	N/A
Net carbs	63.73g	33.74g	N/A
Sugar	2.43g	2.25g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.121mg		0%
Threonine	0.374mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.414mg		0%
Leucine	0.728mg		0%
Lysine	0.768mg		0%
Methionine	0.111mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.525mg		0%
Valine	0.667mg		0%
Histidine	0.263mg		0%
Fructose	0.31g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.012g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.022g		N/A