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Curry powder vs. Caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are curry powder and caramel different?

  • Curry powder has more manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin E, copper, vitamin K, selenium, magnesium, zinc, and calcium than caramel.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for curry powder is 360% higher.
  • Curry powder has a lower glycemic index (5) than caramel (65).

Spices, curry powder and Candies, caramels 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +280.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +446.7%
Contains more IronIron +13542.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +6566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +968.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +221.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75354.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2138.9%

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 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +75%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5387%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2102.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5444.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +702.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Caramel DV% diff.
Manganese 8.3mg 0.011mg 360%
Iron 19.1mg 0.14mg 237%
Fiber 53.2g 0g 213%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 0.46mg 165%
Copper 1.2mg 0.018mg 131%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 1.8µg 82%
Selenium 40.3µg 1.8µg 70%
Magnesium 255mg 17mg 57%
Calcium 525mg 138mg 39%
Zinc 4.7mg 0.44mg 39%
Phosphorus 367mg 114mg 36%
Potassium 1170mg 214mg 28%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 0.148mg 19%
Protein 14.29g 4.6g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 1.542g 18%
Folate 56µg 4µg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Choline 64.2mg 8mg 10%
Fats 14.01g 8.1g 9%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0.62mg 9%
Sodium 52mg 245mg 8%
Carbs 55.83g 77g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.103mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.648g 2.476g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.056mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.256mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 3.478g 3%
Calories 325kcal 382kcal 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 12µg 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 2.63g 77g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 65.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.11mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.35mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.63mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 0.417mg 0%
Lysine 0.7mg 0.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0.205mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0.285mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.115mg 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
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +210.7%
Contains more FatsFats +73%
Contains more OtherOther +292.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.9%
~equal in Water ~8.5g

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
33% 21% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.476 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.478 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +469.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.8%

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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. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/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.