Paprika vs. Cumin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between paprika and cumin

Paprika has more vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B2, and vitamin K; however, cumin has more iron, manganese, calcium, and magnesium.
Cumin's daily need coverage for iron is 565% more.
Paprika has 38 times more vitamin A than cumin. Paprika has 2463µg of vitamin A, while cumin has 64µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, paprika and Spices, cumin seed.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Paprika

Cumin

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+306.6%
Contains more IronIron	+213.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+10.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+109.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Paprika

Cumin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3748.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+773.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+276.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+119.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+392.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1387%
Contains more FolateFolate	+390%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+755.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+90.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	21.14mg	66.36mg	565%
Vitamin A	2463µg	64µg	267%
Vitamin E	29.1mg	3.33mg	172%
Vitamin B6	2.141mg	0.435mg	131%
Fiber	34.9g	10.5g	98%
Manganese	1.59mg	3.333mg	76%
Calcium	229mg	931mg	70%
Vitamin B2	1.23mg	0.327mg	69%
Vitamin K	80.3µg	5.4µg	62%
Vitamin B5	2.51mg		50%
Magnesium	178mg	366mg	45%
Vitamin B3	10.06mg	4.579mg	34%
Monounsaturated fat	1.695g	14.04g	31%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.766g	3.279g	30%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.453g		28%
Phosphorus	314mg	499mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.33mg	0.628mg	25%
Copper	0.713mg	0.867mg	17%
Fats	12.89g	22.27g	14%
Potassium	2280mg	1788mg	14%
Folate	49µg	10µg	10%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	7.7mg	8%
Fructose	6.71g		8%
Protein	14.14g	17.81g	7%
Calories	282kcal	375kcal	5%
Choline	51.5mg	24.7mg	5%
Zinc	4.33mg	4.8mg	4%
Sodium	68mg	168mg	4%
Carbs	53.99g	44.24g	3%
Saturated fat	2.14g	1.535g	3%
Selenium	6.3µg	5.2µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	5g	4.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	199kcal	211kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	35g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.4	11	N/A
Net carbs	19.09g	33.74g	N/A
Sugar	10.34g	2.25g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.07mg		0%
Threonine	0.49mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.57mg		0%
Leucine	0.92mg		0%
Lysine	0.69mg		0%
Methionine	0.2mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.61mg		0%
Valine	0.75mg		0%
Histidine	0.25mg		0%