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Safflower vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are safflower and arrowroot different?

  • Safflower is richer in copper, vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, zinc, and iron, while arrowroot is higher in folate.
  • Safflower covers your daily need for copper, 181% more than arrowroot.
  • Safflower contains 14 times more magnesium than arrowroot. Safflower contains 353mg of magnesium, while arrowroot contains 25mg.

Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried and Arrowroot, raw 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 252% 23% 61% 184% 582% 138% 276% 0.39% 263% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1312%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.3%
Contains more IronIron +120.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1343.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +701.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +557.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1057.5%

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 0% 1% 0% 0% 291% 96% 43% 242% 270% 0% 0% 120% 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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +713.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +603.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1280.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +339.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Arrowroot DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 0.092g 188%
Copper 1.747mg 0.121mg 181%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.143mg 85%
Manganese 2.014mg 0.174mg 80%
Magnesium 353mg 25mg 78%
Phosphorus 644mg 98mg 78%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 0.292mg 75%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.266mg 70%
Fats 38.45g 0.2g 59%
Folate 160µg 338µg 45%
Zinc 5.05mg 0.63mg 40%
Iron 4.9mg 2.22mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.059mg 27%
Protein 16.18g 4.24g 24%
Calories 517kcal 65kcal 23%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.039g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 0.004g 12%
Potassium 687mg 454mg 7%
Calcium 78mg 6mg 7%
Carbs 34.29g 13.39g 7%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 1.693mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.9mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Sodium 3mg 26mg 1%
Net carbs 34.29g 12.09g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 38% 34% 6% 5%
Protein: 16.18 g
Fats: 38.45 g
Carbs: 34.29 g
Water: 5.62 g
Other: 5.46 g
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +281.6%
Contains more FatsFats +19125%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.1%
Contains more OtherOther +284.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1336.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 13% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.682 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.848 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.223 g
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +121100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30577.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Safflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170558/nutrients
  2. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/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.