Turmeric vs. Wheat Bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turmeric and wheat Bread different?

Turmeric is richer in manganese, iron, copper, fiber, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin E, while wheat Bread is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Turmeric covers your daily need for manganese, 801% more than wheat Bread.
Turmeric contains 18 times more vitamin E than wheat Bread. Turmeric contains 4.43mg of vitamin E, while wheat Bread contains 0.24mg.
Wheat Bread has a higher glycemic index (60) than turmeric (0).

Spices, turmeric, ground and Bread, wheat, toasted types were used in this article.

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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.

Turmeric

Wheat Bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+252.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+832.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1244.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+556.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+206.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1337.9%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+438.7%

~equal in Calcium ~165mg

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.

Turmeric

Wheat Bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1745.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+135.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+122.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+656.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+154.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+363%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43%
Contains more FolateFolate	+330%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	19.8mg	1.377mg	801%
Iron	55mg	4.09mg	636%
Copper	1.3mg	0.198mg	122%
Fiber	22.7g	4.7g	72%
Potassium	2080mg	223mg	55%
Selenium	6.2µg	33.4µg	49%
Magnesium	208mg	59mg	35%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.439mg	32%
Vitamin B3	1.35mg	6.25mg	31%
Vitamin E	4.43mg	0.24mg	28%
Zinc	4.5mg	1.47mg	28%
Sodium	27mg	601mg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.382mg	18%
Folate	20µg	86µg	17%
Phosphorus	299mg	188mg	16%
Protein	9.68g	12.96g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.756g	1.72g	6%
Vitamin K	13.4µg	5.7µg	6%
Choline	49.2mg	22.1mg	5%
Carbs	67.14g	55.77g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.153mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.838g	0.989g	4%
Fats	3.25g	4.27g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.542mg	0.456mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.449g	1.019g	1%
Fructose	0.45g		1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0.2mg	1%
Calories	312kcal	313kcal	0%
Net carbs	44.44g	51.07g	N/A
Calcium	168mg	165mg	0%
Sugar	3.21g	6.42g	N/A
Trans fat	0.056g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.17mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.33mg	0.299mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.47mg	0.258mg	0%
Leucine	0.81mg	0.461mg	0%
Lysine	0.38mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.14mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.53mg	0.315mg	0%
Valine	0.66mg	0.31mg	0%
Histidine	0.15mg	0.15mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.003g	0.161g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.081g	0g	N/A