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Curry powder vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between curry powder and flour?

  • Curry powder is richer in manganese, fiber, iron, vitamin E, copper, vitamin K, magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus, yet flour is richer in vitamin B1.
  • Curry powder's daily need coverage for manganese is 331% higher.
  • Curry powder has 421 times more vitamin E than flour. Curry powder has 25.24mg of vitamin E, while flour has 0.06mg.
  • Curry powder has a lower glycemic index than flour.

We used Spices, curry powder and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached 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%
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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% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1059.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +993.5%
Contains more IronIron +311.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +733.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +571.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +239.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1117%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%

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%
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +41966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +144.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +517.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +346%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +147%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +226.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Flour DV% diff.
Manganese 8.3mg 0.682mg 331%
Fiber 53.2g 2.7g 202%
Iron 19.1mg 4.64mg 181%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 0.06mg 168%
Copper 1.2mg 0.144mg 117%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 0.3µg 83%
Magnesium 255mg 22mg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.785mg 51%
Calcium 525mg 15mg 51%
Phosphorus 367mg 108mg 37%
Zinc 4.7mg 0.7mg 36%
Folate 56µg 183µg 32%
Potassium 1170mg 107mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.494mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 0.087g 22%
Fats 14.01g 0.98g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 0.413g 18%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 5.904mg 17%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0.438mg 13%
Selenium 40.3µg 33.9µg 12%
Choline 64.2mg 10.4mg 10%
Protein 14.29g 10.33g 8%
Saturated fat 1.648g 0.155g 7%
Carbs 55.83g 76.31g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.044mg 5%
Calories 325kcal 364kcal 2%
Sodium 52mg 2mg 2%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 2.63g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.11mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.35mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.63mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.7mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1329.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1437%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.7%
Contains more WaterWater +35.5%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9994.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +640%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.6%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.