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Curry powder vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are curry powder and barley different?

  • Curry powder is higher in manganese, iron, vitamin E, fiber, vitamin K, copper, calcium, magnesium, and potassium; however, barley is richer in vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for curry powder is 276% higher.
  • Curry powder contains 45 times more vitamin K than barley. While curry powder contains 99.8µg of vitamin K, barley contains only 2.2µg.
  • Curry powder has a lower glycemic index (5) than barley (28).

Spices, curry powder and Barley, hulled are the varieties 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.
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%
Barley
Barley
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 95% 9.9% 40% 135% 166% 76% 113% 1.6% 253% 206%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +91.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1490.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +158.8%
Contains more IronIron +430.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +141%
Contains more ZincZinc +69.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +327.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.9%
~equal in Selenium ~37.7µg

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%
Barley
Barley
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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% 0.33% 11% 0% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4328.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +279.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4436.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +194.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +267%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 8.3mg 1.943mg 276%
Iron 19.1mg 3.6mg 194%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 0.57mg 164%
Fiber 53.2g 17.3g 144%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 2.2µg 81%
Copper 1.2mg 0.498mg 78%
Calcium 525mg 33mg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.646mg 39%
Magnesium 255mg 133mg 29%
Potassium 1170mg 452mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 0.295g 21%
Fats 14.01g 2.3g 18%
Zinc 4.7mg 2.77mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.318mg 16%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0.282mg 16%
Phosphorus 367mg 264mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 1.108g 13%
Choline 64.2mg 12%
Folate 56µg 19µg 9%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 4.604mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.285mg 7%
Carbs 55.83g 73.48g 6%
Selenium 40.3µg 37.7µg 5%
Saturated fat 1.648g 0.482g 5%
Protein 14.29g 12.48g 4%
Sodium 52mg 12mg 2%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Calories 325kcal 354kcal 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 2.63g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.11mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.35mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.63mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.7mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.281mg 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
Barley
Barley
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12% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 12.48 g
Fats: 2.3 g
Carbs: 73.48 g
Water: 9.44 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.5%
Contains more FatsFats +509.1%
Contains more OtherOther +207.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.6%
~equal in Water ~9.44g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 65% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.648 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.056 g
Barley
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2876.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +175.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.8%

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. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170283/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.