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Turmeric vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turmeric and soba different?

  • Turmeric is higher than soba in manganese, iron, copper, potassium, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Turmeric covers your daily need for manganese, 845% more than soba.
  • Turmeric contains 163 times more copper than soba. Turmeric contains 1.3mg of copper, while soba contains 0.008mg.
  • Soba is lower in saturated fat.
  • Soba has a higher glycemic index (46) than turmeric (0).

Spices, turmeric, ground and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2211.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5842.9%
Contains more IronIron +11358.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +16150%
Contains more ZincZinc +3650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1096%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5194.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 89% 0% 15% 35% 25% 33% 25% 0% 34% 15% 27%
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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% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +476.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +167.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +185.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turmeric Soba DV% diff.
Manganese 19.8mg 0.374mg 845%
Iron 55mg 0.48mg 682%
Copper 1.3mg 0.008mg 144%
Fiber 22.7g 91%
Potassium 2080mg 35mg 60%
Magnesium 208mg 9mg 47%
Zinc 4.5mg 0.12mg 40%
Phosphorus 299mg 25mg 39%
Vitamin E 4.43mg 30%
Calcium 168mg 4mg 16%
Carbs 67.14g 21.44g 15%
Calories 312kcal 99kcal 11%
Selenium 6.2µg 11%
Vitamin K 13.4µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.026mg 10%
Protein 9.68g 5.06g 9%
Choline 49.2mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.838g 0.019g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.542mg 0.235mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.04mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.756g 0.031g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.35mg 0.51mg 5%
Fats 3.25g 0.1g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.058mg 0.094mg 3%
Folate 20µg 7µg 3%
Fructose 0.45g 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.449g 0.026g 1%
Sodium 27mg 60mg 1%
Net carbs 44.44g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 3.21g N/A
Trans fat 0.056g N/A
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.33mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.47mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.81mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.38mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.14mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.53mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.66mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.119mg 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
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
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +213.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1715.4%
Contains more WaterWater +468.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
60% 15% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.838 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.449 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.756 g
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1626.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2338.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Turmeric - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172231/nutrients
  2. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.