Curry powder vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are curry powder and arborio rice different?

Curry powder is higher than arborio rice in manganese, iron, copper, selenium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B2.
Curry powder covers your daily need for manganese, 345% more than arborio rice.
Curry powder contains 525 times more calcium than arborio rice. Curry powder contains 525mg of calcium, while arborio rice contains 1mg.
Arborio rice has a higher glycemic index (69) than curry powder (5).

Spices, curry powder and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked types were used in this article.

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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.

Curry powder

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+3087.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+52400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+4400%
Contains more IronIron	+1208.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1075%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1012.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2224.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+437.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

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.

Curry powder

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+118.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+169.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+78%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.164mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~59µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	8.3mg	0.357mg	345%
Iron	19.1mg	1.46mg	221%
Fiber	53.2g		213%
Vitamin E	25.24mg		168%
Copper	1.2mg	0.072mg	125%
Vitamin K	99.8µg		83%
Selenium	40.3µg	7.5µg	60%
Magnesium	255mg	8mg	59%
Calcium	525mg	1mg	52%
Phosphorus	367mg	33mg	48%
Zinc	4.7mg	0.4mg	39%
Potassium	1170mg	26mg	34%
Protein	14.29g	2.36g	24%
Monounsaturated fat	8.782g	0.058g	22%
Fats	14.01g	0.19g	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.056g	0.05g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.016mg	14%
Vitamin B5	1.07mg	0.397mg	13%
Choline	64.2mg		12%
Vitamin B3	3.26mg	1.493mg	11%
Calories	325kcal	130kcal	10%
Carbs	55.83g	28.73g	9%
Saturated fat	1.648g	0.051g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.105mg	0.059mg	4%
Sodium	52mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.176mg	0.164mg	1%
Fructose	0.79g		1%
Folate	56µg	59µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	2.63g	28.73g	N/A
Sugar	2.76g		N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.11mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.35mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.63mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	0.89mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.7mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.19mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.58mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	0.75mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.29mg	0.056mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.255g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.013g		N/A