Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cinnamon
versus
pumpkin pie spice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice:
Both cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice are high in calories. Pumpkin pie spice has 38% more calories than cinnamon - cinnamon has 247 calories per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 342 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cinnamon is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to pumpkin pie spice for protein. Cinnamon has a macronutrient ratio of 5:96:0 and for pumpkin pie spice, 6:69:26 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Cinnamon | Pumpkin Pie Spice | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 5% | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 96% | 69% |
| Fat | ~ | 26% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice are high in carbohydrates. Cinnamon has 16% more carbohydrates than pumpkin pie spice - cinnamon has 80.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 69.3g of carbohydrates.
Both cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice are high in dietary fiber. Cinnamon has 259% more dietary fiber than pumpkin pie spice - cinnamon has 53.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 14.8g of dietary fiber.
Cinnamon has 72% less sugar than pumpkin pie spice - cinnamon has 2.2g of sugar per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 7.8g of sugar.
Pumpkin pie spice has 44% more protein than cinnamon - cinnamon has 4g of protein per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 5.8g of protein.
Pumpkin pie spice is high in saturated fat and cinnamon has 95% less saturated fat than pumpkin pie spice - cinnamon has 0.35g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 6.5g of saturated fat.
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 516% more Vitamin C than cinnamon - cinnamon has 3.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 23.4mg of Vitamin C.
Cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - cinnamon has 15ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 13ug of Vitamin A.
Cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cinnamon has 2.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 1.9mg of Vitamin E.
Cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cinnamon has 31.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 28.4ug of Vitamin K.
Pumpkin pie spice has more thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, cinnamon contains more pantothenic acid. Both cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice contain significant amounts of niacin.
| Cinnamon | Pumpkin Pie Spice | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.022 MG | 0.131 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.041 MG | 0.137 MG |
| Niacin | 1.332 MG | 2.243 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.358 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.158 MG | 0.4 MG |
| Folate | 6 UG | 24 UG |
Both cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice are high in calcium. Cinnamon has 47% more calcium than pumpkin pie spice - cinnamon has 1002mg of calcium per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 682mg of calcium.
Both cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice are high in iron. Pumpkin pie spice has 137% more iron than cinnamon - cinnamon has 8.3mg of iron per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 19.7mg of iron.
Both cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice are high in potassium. Pumpkin pie spice has 54% more potassium than cinnamon - cinnamon has 431mg of potassium per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 663mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
| Cinnamon | Pumpkin Pie Spice | |
|---|---|---|
| beta-carotene | 112 UG | 99 UG |
| alpha-carotene | 1 UG | 1 UG |
| lycopene | 15 UG | 7 UG |
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 222 UG | 100 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, pumpkin pie spice has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than cinnamon per 100 grams.
| Cinnamon | Pumpkin Pie Spice | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.011 G | 0.065 G |
| Total | 0.011 G | 0.065 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, pumpkin pie spice has more linoleic acid than cinnamon per 100 grams.
| Cinnamon | Pumpkin Pie Spice | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.044 G | 0.715 G |
| Total | 0.044 G | 0.715 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Cinnamon (Spices, cinnamon, ground) and Pumpkin Pie Spice (Spices, pumpkin pie spice) .
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||