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Buckwheat vs. Curry powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between buckwheat and curry powder

  • Buckwheat has less manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin E, copper, vitamin K, selenium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Curry powder covers your daily manganese needs 343% more than buckwheat.
  • The glycemic index of buckwheat is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Spices, curry powder.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 2.1% 7.8% 30% 49% 17% 30% 0.52% 53% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 182% 158% 103% 716% 400% 128% 157% 6.8% 1083% 220%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1229.5%
Contains more IronIron +2287.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +721.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +670.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +424.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1959.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1731.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.8% 0% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 0% 4.8% 11% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2.3% 0.33% 505% 0% 44% 46% 61% 64% 24% 0% 250% 42% 35%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +27944.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +412.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +246.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +198.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5152.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +219.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Curry powder DV% diff.
Manganese 0.403mg 8.3mg 343%
Iron 0.8mg 19.1mg 229%
Fiber 2.7g 53.2g 202%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 25.24mg 168%
Copper 0.146mg 1.2mg 117%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 99.8µg 82%
Selenium 2.2µg 40.3µg 69%
Calcium 7mg 525mg 52%
Magnesium 51mg 255mg 49%
Phosphorus 70mg 367mg 42%
Zinc 0.61mg 4.7mg 37%
Potassium 88mg 1170mg 32%
Protein 3.38g 14.29g 22%
Fats 0.62g 14.01g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 8.782g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 3.056g 19%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 3.26mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 1.07mg 14%
Calories 92kcal 325kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.2mg 12%
Carbs 19.94g 55.83g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.176mg 11%
Folate 14µg 56µg 11%
Choline 20.1mg 64.2mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.134g 1.648g 7%
Sodium 4mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.105mg 2%
Fructose 0.1g 0.79g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Net carbs 17.24g 2.63g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 2.76g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.11mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0.35mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0.63mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0.89mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0.7mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0.19mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.58mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.75mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0.29mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.255g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 g
14% 14% 56% 9% 7%
Protein: 14.29 g
Fats: 14.01 g
Carbs: 55.83 g
Water: 8.8 g
Other: 7.07 g
Contains more WaterWater +759.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +322.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2159.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +180%
Contains more OtherOther +1544.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.188 g
12% 65% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.648 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.056 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4571.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1525.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
57% 29% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
22% 41% 29% 8%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 1.14 g
Fructose: 0.79 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.21 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +55%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +470%
Contains more FructoseFructose +690%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/nutrients
  2. Curry powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170924/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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