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Curry powder vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between curry powder and baking powder

  • Curry powder is richer in manganese, fiber, vitamin E, copper, iron, vitamin K, and selenium, yet baking powder is richer in calcium and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for baking powder is 535% higher.
  • Curry powder contains less sodium.
  • Curry powder has a lower glycemic index than baking powder.

Food types used in this article are Spices, curry powder and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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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 182% 158% 103% 716% 400% 128% 157% 6.8% 1083% 220%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +844.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5750%
Contains more IronIron +73.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +11900%
Contains more ZincZinc +46900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75354.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1019.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +497%

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 2.3% 0.33% 505% 0% 44% 46% 61% 64% 24% 0% 250% 42% 35%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 525mg 5876mg 535%
Sodium 52mg 10600mg 459%
Manganese 8.3mg 0.011mg 360%
Phosphorus 367mg 2191mg 261%
Fiber 53.2g 0.2g 212%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 0mg 168%
Copper 1.2mg 0.01mg 132%
Iron 19.1mg 11.02mg 101%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 0µg 83%
Selenium 40.3µg 0.2µg 73%
Magnesium 255mg 27mg 54%
Zinc 4.7mg 0.01mg 43%
Potassium 1170mg 20mg 34%
Protein 14.29g 0g 29%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 0g 22%
Fats 14.01g 0g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 0mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 0g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0mg 15%
Folate 56µg 0µg 14%
Calories 325kcal 53kcal 14%
Choline 64.2mg 0mg 12%
Carbs 55.83g 27.7g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.648g 0g 7%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 2.63g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.11mg 0%
Threonine 0.35mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.63mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 0%
Lysine 0.7mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0%
Histidine 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
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
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.6%
Contains more WaterWater +76%
Contains more OtherOther +851.9%

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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. Curry powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170924/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.