Curry powder vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between curry powder and sugar
- The amount of manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin E, copper, vitamin K, selenium, magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium in curry powder is higher than in sugar.
- Curry powder covers your daily manganese needs 361% more than sugar.
- Sugar has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sugar is 65, while the glycemic index of curry powder is 5.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, curry powder and Sugars, granulated.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +52400% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +58400% |
Contains more IronIron | +38100% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +17042.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +46900% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +207400% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +6616.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +952.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 8.3mg | 0.004mg | 361% |
Iron | 19.1mg | 0.05mg | 238% |
Fiber | 53.2g | 0g | 213% |
Vitamin E | 25.24mg | 0mg | 168% |
Copper | 1.2mg | 0.007mg | 133% |
Vitamin K | 99.8µg | 0µg | 83% |
Selenium | 40.3µg | 0.6µg | 72% |
Magnesium | 255mg | 0mg | 61% |
Calcium | 525mg | 1mg | 52% |
Phosphorus | 367mg | 0mg | 52% |
Zinc | 4.7mg | 0.01mg | 43% |
Potassium | 1170mg | 2mg | 34% |
Protein | 14.29g | 0g | 29% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.782g | 0g | 22% |
Fats | 14.01g | 0g | 22% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.07mg | 0mg | 21% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.26mg | 0mg | 20% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.056g | 0g | 20% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.176mg | 0mg | 15% |
Carbs | 55.83g | 99.98g | 15% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.2mg | 0.019mg | 14% |
Folate | 56µg | 0µg | 14% |
Choline | 64.2mg | 0mg | 12% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.105mg | 0mg | 8% |
Saturated fat | 1.648g | 0g | 7% |
Calories | 325kcal | 387kcal | 3% |
Sodium | 52mg | 1mg | 2% |
Fructose | 0.79g | 0g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 2.63g | 99.98g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.76g | 99.8g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
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
Protein:
14.29 g
Fats:
14.01 g
Carbs:
55.83 g
Water:
8.8 g
Other:
7.07 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
99.98 g
Water:
0.02 g
Other:
0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +43900% |
Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +79.1% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Starch:
0 g
Sucrose:
99.8 g
Glucose:
0 g
Fructose:
0 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0 g
Galactose:
0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
Contains more GalactoseGalactose | +∞% |
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +15996.8% |
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