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Coriander seeds vs. Saffron — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between coriander seeds and saffron

  • Coriander seeds have more fiber, copper, iron, calcium, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus; however, saffron is richer in manganese, vitamin C, and folate.
  • Saffron covers your daily manganese needs 1153% more than coriander seeds.
  • Saffron has 11 times less fiber than coriander seeds. Coriander seeds have 41.9g of fiber, while saffron has 3.9g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, coriander seed and Spices, saffron.

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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 236% 213% 112% 612% 325% 128% 175% 4.6% 248% 143%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 189% 33% 152% 416% 109% 30% 108% 19% 3705% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +538.7%
Contains more IronIron +47%
Contains more CopperCopper +197.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +331.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +367.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1395.2%

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 60% 67% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 269% 9% 0% 0% 29% 62% 27% 0% 233% 0% 0% 70% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +284.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.267mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coriander seeds Saffron DV% diff.
Manganese 1.9mg 28.408mg 1153%
Fiber 41.9g 3.9g 152%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 78%
Copper 0.975mg 0.328mg 72%
Vitamin C 21mg 80.8mg 66%
Iron 16.32mg 11.1mg 65%
Calcium 709mg 111mg 60%
Selenium 26.2µg 5.6µg 37%
Zinc 4.7mg 1.09mg 33%
Monounsaturated fat 13.58g 0.429g 33%
Folate 0µg 93µg 23%
Phosphorus 409mg 252mg 22%
Fats 17.77g 5.85g 18%
Magnesium 330mg 264mg 16%
Potassium 1267mg 1724mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.239mg 0.115mg 10%
Sodium 35mg 148mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.13mg 1.46mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 27µg 3%
Carbs 54.99g 65.37g 3%
Saturated fat 0.99g 1.586g 3%
Protein 12.37g 11.43g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.267mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.75g 2.067g 2%
Calories 298kcal 310kcal 1%
Net carbs 13.09g 61.47g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 18% 55% 9% 6%
Protein: 12.37 g
Fats: 17.77 g
Carbs: 54.99 g
Water: 8.86 g
Other: 6.01 g
11% 6% 65% 12% 5%
Protein: 11.43 g
Fats: 5.85 g
Carbs: 65.37 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.45 g
Contains more FatsFats +203.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.9%
Contains more WaterWater +34.3%
~equal in Protein ~11.43g
~equal in Other ~5.45g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 83% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.99 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 13.58 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.75 g
39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.429 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.067 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3065.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18.1%

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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. Coriander seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170922/nutrients
  2. Saffron - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170934/nutrients

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

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