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Turmeric vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between turmeric and tea

  • The amount of manganese, iron, copper, fiber, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin E, and calcium in turmeric is higher than in tea.
  • Turmeric covers your daily manganese needs 844% more than tea.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, turmeric, ground and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11455.6%
Contains more IronIron +549900%
Contains more CopperCopper +11718.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +44900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29800%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4951%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.2%

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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4069.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +16300%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turmeric Tea DV% diff.
Manganese 19.8mg 0.392mg 844%
Iron 55mg 0.01mg 687%
Copper 1.3mg 0.011mg 143%
Fiber 22.7g 0g 91%
Potassium 2080mg 18mg 61%
Magnesium 208mg 2mg 49%
Phosphorus 299mg 1mg 43%
Zinc 4.5mg 0.01mg 41%
Vitamin E 4.43mg 0mg 30%
Carbs 67.14g 0.17g 22%
Protein 9.68g 0.06g 19%
Calcium 168mg 3mg 17%
Calories 312kcal 1kcal 16%
Vitamin K 13.4µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.003mg 11%
Selenium 6.2µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.542mg 0.013mg 11%
Choline 49.2mg 0.3mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.838g 0g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.35mg 0.032mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.001mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.756g 0g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.058mg 0mg 5%
Fats 3.25g 0g 5%
Folate 20µg 0µg 5%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Fructose 0.45g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.449g 0g 1%
Sodium 27mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 44.44g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 3.21g 0.02g N/A
Trans fat 0.056g 0g 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
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
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16033.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39394.1%
Contains more OtherOther +4620%
Contains more WaterWater +675.3%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.