Cumin Nutrition facts
Cumin
The cumin plant flourishes well in sandy, fertile soil, assisted with hot summer weather conditions. It bears small, gray-yellow, oblong-shaped seeds with vertical ridges on its outer surface. The seeds closely resemble caraway seeds in appearance.
Cumin seeds impart distinctive strong flavor and warm perception on taste buds. It comes from the particular group of essential oils in them. The chief constituent and important aromatic compound in the seeds is cuminaldehyde (4-isopropyl benzaldehyde).
Black cumin (Bunium persicum), also popular as wild or shahi jeera in the Persian and Indian sub-continent, is related variety of regular cumin. Its seeds feature long, slender, curved, dark-brown pods with a distinctive earthy flavor.
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 375 Kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 44.24 g | 34% |
| Protein | 17.8 g | 32% |
| Total Fat | 22.27g | 74% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 10.5 g | 26% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 10 µg | 2.5% |
| Niacin | 4.58 mg | 28.5% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.435 mg | 33% |
| Riboflavin | 0.32 mg | 24.5% |
| Thiamin | 0.628 mg | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 1270 IU | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 7.7 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin E | 3.3 mg | 22% |
| Vitamin K | 5.4 µg | 4.5% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 1788 mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 68 mg | 11% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 931 mg | 93% |
| Copper | 0.867 mg | 96% |
| Iron | 66.36 mg | 829% |
| Magnesium | 366 mg | 91% |
| Manganese | 3.3 mg | 145% |
| Phosphorus | 499 mg | 71% |
| Zinc | 4.8 mg | 43.5% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-ß | 762 µg | -- |
| Crypto-xanthin-ß | 0 µg | -- |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 448 µg | -- |