Cumin is widely used in curries and Mexican style dishes
Cumin, Ground
A member of the carrot family, cumin has been cultivated since ancient times for the aromatic flavor of it’s seed. Cumin is widely used in curries and Mexican style dishes. The photo of the ground cumin is about a twenty times enlargement. See nutritional chart below.
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Spices, cumin seed
Scientific Name: Cuminum cyminum
NDB No: 02014
| Nutrient | Units | Value per 100 grams of edible portion |
Sample Count |
Std. Error |
1 tbsp ——- 6.0 g |
1 tsp ——- 2.10 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximates | ||||||
| Water |
g
|
8.06
|
47
|
0.237
|
0.484
|
0.169
|
| Energy |
kcal
|
375
|
0
|
|
22.500
|
7.875
|
| Energy |
kj
|
1567
|
0
|
|
94.020
|
32.907
|
| Protein |
g
|
17.81
|
12
|
0.260
|
1.069
|
0.374
|
| Total lipid (fat) |
g
|
22.27
|
13
|
2.604
|
1.336
|
0.468
|
| Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
|
44.24
|
0
|
|
2.654
|
0.929
|
| Fiber, total dietary |
g
|
10.5
|
0
|
|
0.630
|
0.221
|
| Ash |
g
|
7.62
|
48
|
0.205
|
0.457
|
0.160
|
| Minerals | ||||||
| Calcium, Ca |
mg
|
931
|
7
|
102.082
|
55.860
|
19.551
|
| Iron, Fe |
mg
|
66.36
|
35
|
2.507
|
3.982
|
1.394
|
| Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
366
|
4
|
33.420
|
21.960
|
7.686
|
| Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
499
|
7
|
22.932
|
29.940
|
10.479
|
| Potassium, K |
mg
|
1788
|
6
|
136.155
|
107.280
|
37.548
|
| Sodium, Na |
mg
|
168
|
6
|
18.620
|
10.080
|
3.528
|
| Zinc, Zn |
mg
|
4.80
|
3
|
0.569
|
0.288
|
0.101
|
| Copper, Cu |
mg
|
0.867
|
0
|
|
0.052
|
0.018
|
| Manganese, Mn |
mg
|
3.333
|
0
|
|
0.200
|
0.070
|
| Selenium, Se |
mcg
|
5.2
|
1
|
|
0.312
|
0.109
|
| Vitamins | ||||||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
|
7.7
|
3
|
4.713
|
0.462
|
0.162
|
| Thiamin |
mg
|
0.628
|
3
|
0.053
|
0.038
|
0.013
|
| Riboflavin |
mg
|
0.327
|
6
|
0.035
|
0.020
|
0.007
|
| Niacin |
mg
|
4.579
|
3
|
2.011
|
0.275
|
0.096
|
| Vitamin B-6 |
mg
|
0.340
|
0
|
|
0.020
|
0.007
|
| Folate, total |
mcg
|
10
|
0
|
|
0.600
|
0.210
|
| Folic acid |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| Folate, food |
mcg
|
10
|
0
|
|
0.600
|
0.210
|
| Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE
|
10
|
0
|
|
0.600
|
0.210
|
| Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| Vitamin A, IU |
IU
|
1270
|
1
|
|
76.200
|
26.670
|
| Vitamin A, RE |
mcg_RE
|
127
|
1
|
|
7.620
|
2.667
|
| Vitamin E |
mg_ATE
|
1.030
|
0
|
|
0.062
|
0.022
|
| Lipids | ||||||
| Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
|
1.535
|
0
|
|
0.092
|
0.032
|
| 4:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| 6:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| 8:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| 10:0 |
g
|
0.018
|
0
|
|
0.001
|
0.000
|
| 12:0 |
g
|
0.018
|
0
|
|
0.001
|
0.000
|
| 14:0 |
g
|
0.018
|
0
|
|
0.001
|
0.000
|
| 16:0 |
g
|
1.137
|
0
|
|
0.068
|
0.024
|
| 18:0 |
g
|
0.344
|
0
|
|
0.021
|
0.007
|
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
|
14.040
|
0
|
|
0.842
|
0.295
|
| 16:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.212
|
0
|
|
0.013
|
0.004
|
| 18:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
13.618
|
0
|
|
0.817
|
0.286
|
| 20:1 |
g
|
0.212
|
0
|
|
0.013
|
0.004
|
| 22:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
|
3.279
|
0
|
|
0.197
|
0.069
|
| 18:2 undifferentiated |
g
|
3.103
|
0
|
|
0.186
|
0.065
|
| 18:3 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.176
|
0
|
|
0.011
|
0.004
|
| 18:4 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| 20:4 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| 20:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| 22:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| 22:6 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| Cholesterol |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.000
|
0.000
|
| Phytosterols |
mg
|
68
|
0
|
|
4.080
|
1.428
|
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 (July 2001)
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