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Curry powder vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between curry powder and potatoes?

  • Curry powder is richer than potatoes in manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin E, copper, vitamin K, selenium, magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus.
  • Curry powder's daily need coverage for manganese is 352% more.
  • Curry powder has 2524 times more vitamin E than potatoes. While curry powder has 25.24mg of vitamin E, potatoes have only 0.01mg.
  • The glycemic index of curry powder is lower.

We used Spices, curry powder and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1008.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +175.3%
Contains more IronIron +2258%
Contains more CopperCopper +990.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +543.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4050%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9975%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%

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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +252300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +207.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +262.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4890%
Contains more FolateFolate +273.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +430.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2714.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +183.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Potato DV% diff.
Manganese 8.3mg 0.2mg 352%
Iron 19.1mg 0.81mg 229%
Fiber 53.2g 2.1g 204%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 0.01mg 168%
Copper 1.2mg 0.11mg 121%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 2µg 82%
Selenium 40.3µg 0.4µg 73%
Magnesium 255mg 23mg 55%
Calcium 525mg 12mg 51%
Phosphorus 367mg 57mg 44%
Zinc 4.7mg 0.3mg 40%
Protein 14.29g 2.05g 24%
Potassium 1170mg 425mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 0.002g 22%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 19.7mg 21%
Fats 14.01g 0.09g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 0.042g 20%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0.295mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.298mg 15%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 1.061mg 14%
Carbs 55.83g 17.49g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.032mg 13%
Calories 325kcal 77kcal 12%
Folate 56µg 15µg 10%
Choline 64.2mg 12.1mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.081mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.648g 0.025g 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Sodium 52mg 6mg 2%
Fructose 0.79g 0.26g 1%
Net carbs 2.63g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 0.82g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.11mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.35mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.63mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.7mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.035mg 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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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +597.1%
Contains more FatsFats +15466.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +219.2%
Contains more OtherOther +531.3%
Contains more WaterWater +800.6%

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
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +439000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7176.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 41% 29% 8%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 1.14 g
Fructose: 0.79 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.21 g
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +264.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +267.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +203.8%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/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.