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Cumin seed

Cumin seed has a fresh and slightly hot flavor, which makes it an especially popular ingredient in Arabic, Middle Eastern, and Asian cuisines.
8%
Water
 52
Macronutrient carbohydrates 52.47%
/21
Macronutrient proteins 21.12%
/26
Macronutrient fats 26.41%
 

The three ratios show the percentage by weight of macronutrients (carbohydrates / proteins / fats) of the dry matter (excl. water).

Ω-6 (LA, 3.1g)
Omega-6 fatty acid such as linoleic acid (LA)
 : Ω-3 (ALA, 0.2g)
Omega-3 fatty acid such as alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)
 = 18:1

Omega-6 ratio to omega-3 fatty acids should not exceed a total of 5:1. Link to explanation.

Here, essential linolenic acid (LA) 3.1 g to essential alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) 0.18 g = 18:1.
Ratio Total omega-6 = 3.1 g to omega-3 fatty acids Total = 0.18 g = 18:1.
On average, we need about 2 g of LA and ALA per day from which a healthy body also produces EPA and DHA, etc.

Cumin seed is called Kreuzkümmel in German but is not in any way related to caraway (German: Kümmel). The two differ greatly in respect to the genus and taste. Cumin is a spice that has been used since the Antiquity.

General information:

From Wikipedia:Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to South Asia.

Its seeds (each one contained within a fruit, which is dried) are used in the cuisines of many different cultures, in both whole and ground form. It also has many uses as a traditional medicinal plant.

Culinary uses:

“Cumin seed is used as a spice for its distinctive flavour and aroma. It is globally popular and an essential flavouring in many cuisines, particularly South Asian (where it is called jeera), Northern African, and Latin American cuisines. Cumin can be found in some cheeses, such as Leyden cheese, and in some traditional breads from France. It is commonly used in traditional Brazilian cuisine. Cumin can be an ingredient in chili powder (often Tex-Mex or Mexican-style), and is found in achiote blends, adobos, sofrito, garam masala, curry powder, and bahaarat. In Myanmar, cumin is used as a spice. In South Asian cooking, it is often combined with coriander seeds in a powdered mixture called dhana jeera.

Cumin can be used ground or as whole seeds. It helps to add an earthy and warming feeling to food, making it a staple in certain stews and soups, as well as spiced gravies such as chili. It is also used as an ingredient in some pickles and pastries.”

Traditional uses:

“In Sanskrit, cumin is known as jira “that which helps digestion" and is called zira in Persian. In the Ayurvedic system, dried cumin seeds are believed to have medicinal purposes. These seeds are powdered and used in different forms like kashaya (decoction), arishta (fermented decoction), vati (tablet/pills), and processed with ghee (a semifluid clarified butter). It is used internally and sometimes for external applications also.

In southern Indian states, such as Kerala and Tamil Nadu, a popular drink called jira water is made by boiling cumin seeds.

Nutritional value:

“In a 100 gram amount, cumin seeds are nutritionally rich, providing high amounts of the Daily Value for fat (especially monounsaturated fat), protein and dietary fiber. Values for B vitamins, vitamin E, and several dietary minerals, especially iron, are also considerable when expressed in this 100 gram amount.

One tablespoon of ground cumin powder contains negligible food energy and nutrient content.

Confusion with other spices:

“Cumin is sometimes confused with caraway (Carum carvi), another umbelliferous spice. Cumin, though, is hotter to the taste, lighter in color, and larger. Many European languages do not distinguish clearly between the two. Many Slavic and Uralic languages refer to cumin as "Roman caraway". Examples include Czech: kmín – caraway, římský kmín -cumin; Polish: kminek – caraway, kmin rzymski – cumin; Slovene: kumina – caraway, kumin – cumin; Hungarian: kömény – caraway, római kömény – cumin. Finnish: kumina – caraway, roomankumina – cumin, although sometimes also called juustokumina, cheese caraway. In Norwegian, caraway is called both karve and kummin while cumin is spisskummen, from German Speis(e) meaning "food". Similarly in Swedish and Danish, caraway is kummin/kommen, while cumin is spiskummin/spidskommen. In German, Kümmel stands for caraway and Kreuzkümmel denotes cumin. In Icelandic, caraway is kúmen, while cumin is kúmín. In Romanian, chimen, chimion is caraway, while chimion turcesc (Turkish caraway), cumin, camon is cumin.

The distantly related Bunium persicum, Bunium bulbocastanum and the unrelated Nigella sativa are both sometimes called black cumin (q.v.).

Nutrient tables

The complete nutritional information, coverage of the daily requirement and comparison values with other ingredients can be found in the following nutrient tables.

Nutritional Information per 100g
2000 kcal

The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe.

A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance.

Energy 375 kcal
1'569 kJ
18.8%
Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 2000kcal
Fat/Lipids 22 g31.8%
Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 70g
Saturated Fats 1.5 g7.7%
Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 20g
Carbohydrates (inc.dietary fiber) 44 g16.4%
Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 270g
Sugars 2.2 g2.5%
Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 90g
Fiber 10 g42.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 25g
Protein (albumin) 18 g35.6%
Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 50g
Cooking Salt (Na:168.0 mg)427 mg17.8%
Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 2.4g
Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA.
Fat/Lipids
Carbohydrates
Protein (albumin)
Cooking Salt

Essential Nutrients per 100g with %-share Daily Requirement at 2000 kcal
MinIron, Fe 66 mg474.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 14 mg
MinManganese, Mn 3.3 mg167.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 2.0 mg
ElemCalcium, Ca 931 mg116.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 800 mg
ElemMagnesium, Mg 366 mg98.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 375 mg
ElemPotassium, K 1'788 mg89.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 2'000 mg
MinCopper, Cu 0.87 mg87.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 1.0 mg
ElemPhosphorus, P 499 mg71.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 700 mg
VitThiamine (vitamin B1) 0.63 mg57.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 1.1 mg
MinZinc, Zn 4.8 mg48.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 10 mg
FatLinoleic acid; LA; 18:2 omega-6 3.1 g31.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the CH-EDI-Verordnung: 10 g

Detailed Nutritional Information per 100g for this Ingredient

Explanations

The majority of the nutritional information comes from the USDA (US Department of Agriculture). This means that the information for natural products is often incomplete or only given within broader categories, whereas in most cases products made from these have more complete information displayed.

If we take flaxseed, for example, the important essential amino acid ALA (omega-3) is only included in an overarching category whereas for flaxseed oil ALA is listed specifically. In time, we will be able to change this, but it will require a lot of work. An “i” appears behind ingredients that have been adjusted and an explanation appears when you hover over this symbol.

For Erb Muesli, the original calculations resulted in 48 % of the daily requirement of ALA — but with the correction, we see that the muesli actually covers >100 % of the necessary recommendation for the omega-3 fatty acid ALA. Our goal is to eventually be able to compare the nutritional value of our recipes with those that are used in conventional western lifestyles.

Nutritional Information per 100g

Essential fatty acids, (SC-PUFA) 2000 kcal

The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe.

A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance.

Linoleic acid; LA; 18:2 omega-6 3.1 g31.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the CH-EDI-Verordnung: 10 g
Alpha-Linolenic acid; ALA; 18:3 omega-3 0.18 g9.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the CH-EDI-Verordnung: 2.0 g

Nutritional Information per 100g

Vitamins 2000 kcal

The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe.

A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance.

Thiamine (vitamin B1) 0.63 mg57.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 1.1 mg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.44 mg31.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 1.4 mg
Niacin (née vitamin B3) 4.6 mg29.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 16 mg
Vitamin E, as a-TEs 3.3 mg28.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 12 mg
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) 0.33 mg23.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 1.4 mg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 7.7 mg10.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 80 mg
Vitamin A, as RAE 64 µg8.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 800 µg
Vitamin K 5.4 µg7.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 75 µg
Folate, as the active form of folic acid (née vitamin B9 and 10 µg5.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 200 µg
Vitamin D 0 µg< 0.1%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 5.0 µg

Nutritional Information per 100g

Essential macroelements (macronutrients) 2000 kcal

The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe.

A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance.

Calcium, Ca 931 mg116.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 800 mg
Magnesium, Mg 366 mg98.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 375 mg
Potassium, K 1'788 mg89.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 2'000 mg
Phosphorus, P 499 mg71.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 700 mg
Sodium, Na 168 mg21.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 800 mg

Nutritional Information per 100g

Essential trace elements (micronutrients) 2000 kcal

The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe.

A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance.

Iron, Fe 66 mg474.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 14 mg
Manganese, Mn 3.3 mg167.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 2.0 mg
Copper, Cu 0.87 mg87.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 1.0 mg
Zinc, Zn 4.8 mg48.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 10 mg
Selenium, Se 5.2 µg9.0%
Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 55 µg

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