Turmeric vs Cinnamon: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Turmeric has 354 kcal and Cinnamon has 247 kcal, so Cinnamon has 30% fewer calories.

Turmeric has more protein (7.83 g vs 4 g). Cinnamon has more fiber (53.1 g vs 21 g). Turmeric has more fat (9.88 g vs 1.2 g). Relative to calories, Turmeric is the better protein source (2.21 g vs 1.62 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Turmeric - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Turmeric - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Turmeric
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one turmeric (90g)tablespoon (7g)cup (120g)half cup (60g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Cinnamon
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one cinnamon (3g)tablespoon (8g)teaspoon (4g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Turmeric vs Cinnamon 100g Compare


per 100g Turmeric Cinnamon
Calories 354 247
Carbohydrates 64.9 g 80.6 g
Fat 9.88 g 1.2 g
Dietary fiber 21 g 53.1 g
Protein 7.83 g 4 g
Calcium 183 mg 1002 mg
Iron 41.42 mg 8.2 mg
Magnessium 193 mg 60 mg
Phosphorus 268 mg 64 mg
Potassium 2525 mg 431 mg
Sodium 38 mg 10 mg
Zink 4.35 mg 1.8 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 5.14 mg 1.3 mg
Vitaminium B6 1.8 mg 0.2 mg
Vitaminium C 25.9 mg 3.8 mg
Vitaminium E 3.1 mg 2.3 mg

More Calories in Turmeric

At first glance, you can see that in turmeric is more calories than in cinnamon.

Turmeric has 354 kcal per 100g and cinnamon 247 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 43%.

In turmeric and in cinnamon most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare turmeric with cinnamon in details.

Turmeric 100g

354kcal

Calories source

  • 68% CARBS.
  • 8% PROTEIN
  • 23% FAT

Cinnamon 100g

247kcal

Calories source

  • 92% CARBS
  • 5% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.