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Spinach raw vs. Turmeric — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spinach raw and turmeric

  • Spinach raw has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and folate; however, turmeric is richer in manganese, iron, copper, fiber, potassium, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Turmeric covers your daily manganese needs 822% more than spinach raw.
  • Spinach raw has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of spinach raw is 32, while the glycemic index of turmeric is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spinach, raw and Spices, turmeric, ground.

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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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 149% 50% 184% 2063% 433% 123% 128% 3.5% 2583% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +163.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +69.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272.8%
Contains more IronIron +1929.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +749.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +510.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2107.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +520%

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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% 89% 0% 15% 35% 25% 33% 25% 0% 34% 15% 27%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3914.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +82.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3503.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +870%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +733.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +154.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Turmeric DV% diff.
Manganese 0.897mg 19.8mg 822%
Iron 2.71mg 55mg 654%
Vitamin K 482.9µg 13.4µg 391%
Copper 0.13mg 1.3mg 130%
Fiber 2.2g 22.7g 82%
Vitamin A 469µg 0µg 52%
Potassium 558mg 2080mg 45%
Folate 194µg 20µg 44%
Phosphorus 49mg 299mg 36%
Zinc 0.53mg 4.5mg 36%
Magnesium 79mg 208mg 31%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 0.7mg 30%
Carbs 3.63g 67.14g 21%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 4.43mg 16%
Calories 23kcal 312kcal 14%
Protein 2.86g 9.68g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.542mg 10%
Selenium 1µg 6.2µg 9%
Saturated fat 0.063g 1.838g 8%
Calcium 99mg 168mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.107mg 7%
Choline 19.3mg 49.2mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.756g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 1.35mg 4%
Fats 0.39g 3.25g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.15mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.058mg 2%
Sodium 79mg 27mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.449g 1%
Net carbs 1.43g 44.44g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 3.21g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.056g N/A
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.33mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.47mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.81mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.14mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.53mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.66mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.15mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 0.45g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.081g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
10% 3% 67% 13% 7%
Protein: 9.68 g
Fats: 3.25 g
Carbs: 67.14 g
Water: 12.85 g
Other: 7.08 g
Contains more WaterWater +611.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +238.5%
Contains more FatsFats +733.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1749.6%
Contains more OtherOther +311.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
60% 15% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.838 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.449 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.756 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4390%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +358.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
74% 12% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.38 g
Glucose: 0.38 g
Fructose: 0.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3300%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +245.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +200%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients
  2. Turmeric - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172231/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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