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Curry powder vs. Watercress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between curry powder and watercress?

  • Curry powder is richer in manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin E, copper, selenium, and magnesium, yet watercress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Curry powder's daily need coverage for manganese is 350% higher.
  • Curry powder has 106 times more fiber than watercress. Curry powder has 53.2g of fiber, while watercress has 0.5g.
  • Curry powder has a lower glycemic index than watercress.

We used Spices, curry powder and Watercress, raw types in this comparison.

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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 15% 36% 29% 7.5% 26% 3% 26% 5.3% 32% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1114.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +337.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +254.5%
Contains more IronIron +9450%
Contains more CopperCopper +1458.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +4172.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +511.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3301.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4377.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.2%

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 143% 53% 20% 0% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2424%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1530%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +245.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +522.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +613.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6042.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +15900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Watercress DV% diff.
Manganese 8.3mg 0.244mg 350%
Iron 19.1mg 0.2mg 236%
Fiber 53.2g 0.5g 211%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 1mg 162%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 250µg 125%
Copper 1.2mg 0.077mg 125%
Selenium 40.3µg 0.9µg 72%
Magnesium 255mg 21mg 56%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 43mg 47%
Phosphorus 367mg 60mg 44%
Zinc 4.7mg 0.11mg 42%
Calcium 525mg 120mg 41%
Potassium 1170mg 330mg 25%
Protein 14.29g 2.3g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 0.008g 22%
Fats 14.01g 0.1g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 0.035g 20%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 0.2mg 19%
Vitamin A 1µg 160µg 18%
Carbs 55.83g 1.29g 18%
Calories 325kcal 11kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0.31mg 15%
Folate 56µg 9µg 12%
Choline 64.2mg 9mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.648g 0.027g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.09mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.12mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.129mg 2%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Net carbs 2.63g 0.79g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 0.2g N/A
Sodium 52mg 41mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.11mg 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.35mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.63mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.7mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.04mg 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
2% 95%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 95.11 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +521.3%
Contains more FatsFats +13910%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4227.9%
Contains more OtherOther +489.2%
Contains more WaterWater +980.8%

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
39% 11% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +109675%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8631.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/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.