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Curry powder vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between curry powder and yam?

  • Yam has less manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin E, copper, vitamin K, selenium, magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus than curry powder.
  • Curry powder's daily need coverage for manganese is 344% higher.
  • Curry powder has 72 times more vitamin E than yam. Curry powder has 25.24mg of vitamin E, while yam has 0.35mg.
  • Curry powder has a lower glycemic index than yam.

We used Spices, curry powder and Yam, 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%
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Yam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1114.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2988.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.4%
Contains more IronIron +3437%
Contains more CopperCopper +574.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1858.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +567.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1990.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5657.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.7%

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%
Yam
Yam
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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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +490.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +240.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4239.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +143.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +289.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2342.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +179%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Yam DV% diff.
Manganese 8.3mg 0.397mg 344%
Iron 19.1mg 0.54mg 232%
Fiber 53.2g 4.1g 196%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 0.35mg 166%
Copper 1.2mg 0.178mg 114%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 2.3µg 81%
Selenium 40.3µg 0.7µg 72%
Magnesium 255mg 21mg 56%
Calcium 525mg 17mg 51%
Phosphorus 367mg 55mg 45%
Zinc 4.7mg 0.24mg 41%
Protein 14.29g 1.53g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 0.006g 22%
Fats 14.01g 0.17g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 0.076g 20%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 17.1mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 0.552mg 17%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0.314mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.293mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.032mg 13%
Calories 325kcal 118kcal 10%
Potassium 1170mg 816mg 10%
Choline 64.2mg 16.5mg 9%
Carbs 55.83g 27.88g 9%
Folate 56µg 23µg 8%
Saturated fat 1.648g 0.037g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.112mg 5%
Sodium 52mg 9mg 2%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 2.63g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 0.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.11mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.35mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.63mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.7mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.034mg 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
Yam
Yam
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28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +834%
Contains more FatsFats +8141.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.3%
Contains more OtherOther +762.2%
Contains more WaterWater +690.9%

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
Yam
Yam
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31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +146266.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3921.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

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. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/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.