Turmeric vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are turmeric and sugar different?
- Turmeric is higher than sugar in manganese, iron, copper, fiber, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin E, and calcium.
- Turmeric covers your daily need for manganese, 861% more than sugar.
- Sugar has a higher glycemic index (65) than turmeric (0).
Spices, turmeric, ground and Sugars, granulated 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +16700% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +103900% |
| Contains more IronIron | +109900% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +18471.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +44900% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +494900% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +933.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.3% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +689.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 19.8mg | 0.004mg | 861% |
| Iron | 55mg | 0.05mg | 687% |
| Copper | 1.3mg | 0.007mg | 144% |
| Fiber | 22.7g | 0g | 91% |
| Potassium | 2080mg | 2mg | 61% |
| Magnesium | 208mg | 0mg | 50% |
| Phosphorus | 299mg | 0mg | 43% |
| Zinc | 4.5mg | 0.01mg | 41% |
| Vitamin E | 4.43mg | 0mg | 30% |
| Protein | 9.68g | 0g | 19% |
| Calcium | 168mg | 1mg | 17% |
| Carbs | 67.14g | 99.98g | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.542mg | 0mg | 11% |
| Vitamin K | 13.4µg | 0µg | 11% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.15mg | 0.019mg | 10% |
| Selenium | 6.2µg | 0.6µg | 10% |
| Choline | 49.2mg | 0mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.35mg | 0mg | 8% |
| Saturated fat | 1.838g | 0g | 8% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.107mg | 0mg | 8% |
| Folate | 20µg | 0µg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.058mg | 0mg | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.756g | 0g | 5% |
| Fats | 3.25g | 0g | 5% |
| Calories | 312kcal | 387kcal | 4% |
| Sodium | 27mg | 1mg | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.45g | 0g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.449g | 0g | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 44.44g | 99.98g | N/A |
| Sugar | 3.21g | 99.8g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.056g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.17mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.33mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.47mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.81mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.38mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.14mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.53mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.66mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.15mg | 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
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +64150% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +48.9% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +4093.3% |
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