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Curry powder vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between curry powder and salsa

  • Salsa has less iron, fiber, copper, selenium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium than curry powder.
  • Curry powder covers your daily need for iron, 211% more than salsa.
  • Curry powder has 101 times more selenium than salsa. While curry powder has 40.3µg of selenium, salsa has only 0.4µg.
  • Curry powder has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, curry powder and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1493.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +333.3%
Contains more IronIron +752.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1150%
Contains more ZincZinc +2664.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1123.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9975%

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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +252%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +201.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +194.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Salsa DV% diff.
Manganese 8.3mg 361%
Iron 19.1mg 2.24mg 211%
Fiber 53.2g 1.4g 207%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 168%
Copper 1.2mg 0.096mg 123%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 83%
Selenium 40.3µg 0.4µg 73%
Magnesium 255mg 16mg 57%
Calcium 525mg 12mg 51%
Phosphorus 367mg 30mg 48%
Zinc 4.7mg 0.17mg 41%
Protein 14.29g 1.5g 26%
Potassium 1170mg 270mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 0.016g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 21%
Fats 14.01g 0.2g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 0.107g 20%
Carbs 55.83g 7g 16%
Sodium 52mg 430mg 16%
Calories 325kcal 36kcal 14%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 1.08mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.03mg 13%
Choline 64.2mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.05mg 11%
Folate 56µg 19µg 9%
Saturated fat 1.648g 0.029g 7%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.149mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 28µg 3%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Net carbs 2.63g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 2.76g N/A
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
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +852.7%
Contains more FatsFats +6905%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +697.6%
Contains more OtherOther +341.9%
Contains more WaterWater +919.3%

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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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54787.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2756.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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

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.