Are cumin seeds good for weight loss and diabetes?

Numbers worked out by Poshan Labs from IFCT 2017 (ICMR-NIN), using the rules on How the ratings work. Last updated 26 October 2026.

Nutrition per 100 g

Nutrient	Per 100 g
Energy	304 kcal
Protein	13.9 g
Carbohydrate	22.6 g
Fibre	30.4 g
Sugars	1.4 g
Fat	16.6 g
Magnesium	442 mg
Calcium	878 mg
Iron	20.6 mg

Where its calories come from

Protein 19%
Carbohydrate 31%
Fat 51%

Worked out from the protein, carbohydrate and fat above, at 4, 4 and 9 kcal a gram.

How many calories in one serving of cumin seeds?

About 6 kcal for a pinch to half a teaspoon (2 g), and about 12 kcal if you have two.

One serving, against your day

One serving (2 g) fills less than 5% of an adult woman's daily need for every nutrient measured here. The largest share is magnesium, at 2.4% (8.8 mg).

Source

Source: Indian Food Composition Tables 2017, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), food code G025. Daily need is from ICMR-NIN Nutrient Requirements for Indians 2020, adult woman, moderate activity.

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Are cumin seeds good for weight loss, PCOS, diabetes and menopause?

Weight loss

Fine in small amounts

Used in pinches, so it barely changes your numbers either way.

PCOS and PCOD

Fine in small amounts

Used in pinches, so it barely changes your numbers either way.

Diabetes

Fine in small amounts

Used in pinches, so it barely changes your numbers either way.

Menopause

Fine in small amounts

Used in pinches, so it barely changes your numbers either way.

All four goalsFine in small amountsUsed in pinches, so it barely changes your numbers either way.

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Also called

Assamese: Jeera; Bengali: Jire; Gujarati: Jiru; Hindi: Jira; Kannada: Jeerage; Kashmiri: Zyur; Malayalam: Jeerakam; Marathi: Jira; Odia: Jira; Punjabi: Jira; Sanskrit: Jiraka; Tamil: Jeerakam; Telugu: Jeelakarra; Urdu: Jira.

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A sample diet chart that uses it, one for each goal (1,500 calories): Weight loss, non-veg PCOS and PCOD, vegetarian Diabetes, vegetarian Menopause, vegetarian

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