Cumin, ground leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Cumin, ground comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Allspice, ground for more fiber, less sodium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Pick Cumin, ground for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.32 g4.75 gWIN
- Carbohydrate27.42 g11.8 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.21 g2.8 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.6 g
- Total fat3.3 g5.94 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.97 g0.41 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN29.28 mg44.8 mg
- Potassiummore is better396.96 mg476.8 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN251.33 mg248.27 mg
- Ironmore is better2.68 mg17.7 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better51.33 mg97.6 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN14.9 mg2.05 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

