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Curry powder vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between curry powder and leek

  • Leek contains less manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin E, copper, selenium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin K than curry powder.
  • Curry powder's daily need coverage for manganese is 340% higher.
  • Leek contains 40 times less selenium than curry powder. Curry powder contains 40.3µg of selenium, while leek contains 1µg.
  • Curry powder has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of curry powder is 5, while the glycemic index of leek is 32.

The food types used in this comparison are Spices, curry powder and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 18% 16% 79% 40% 3.3% 15% 2.6% 63% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +810.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +789.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +550%
Contains more IronIron +809.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +3816.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +948.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1625.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3930%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.5%

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%
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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 40% 28% 18% 0% 15% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 54% 0% 118% 48% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2643.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +193.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +715%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +664.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +112.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +575.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1614.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +121.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Leek DV% diff.
Manganese 8.3mg 0.481mg 340%
Iron 19.1mg 2.1mg 213%
Fiber 53.2g 1.8g 206%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 0.92mg 162%
Copper 1.2mg 0.12mg 120%
Selenium 40.3µg 1µg 71%
Magnesium 255mg 28mg 54%
Phosphorus 367mg 35mg 47%
Calcium 525mg 59mg 47%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 47µg 44%
Zinc 4.7mg 0.12mg 42%
Potassium 1170mg 180mg 29%
Protein 14.29g 1.5g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 0.004g 22%
Fats 14.01g 0.3g 21%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0.14mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 0.166g 19%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 0.4mg 18%
Carbs 55.83g 14.15g 14%
Calories 325kcal 61kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.03mg 13%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 12mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.06mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.233mg 10%
Choline 64.2mg 9.5mg 10%
Vitamin A 1µg 83µg 9%
Saturated fat 1.648g 0.04g 7%
Folate 56µg 64µg 2%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Sodium 52mg 20mg 1%
Net carbs 2.63g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 3.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.11mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.35mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.63mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.7mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.025mg 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
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14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +852.7%
Contains more FatsFats +4570%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +294.6%
Contains more OtherOther +573.3%
Contains more WaterWater +843.2%

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
Leek
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19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +219450%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1741%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%

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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. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/nutrients

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

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