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Safflower vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between safflower and ginger?

  • Safflower is richer than ginger in copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin B5, magnesium, iron, zinc, and folate.
  • Safflower's daily need coverage for copper is 169% more.
  • Safflower has 47 times more vitamin B1 than ginger. While safflower has 1.163mg of vitamin B1, ginger has only 0.025mg.

We used Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried and Ginger root, raw types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +720.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +387.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.5%
Contains more IronIron +716.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +673%
Contains more ZincZinc +1385.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1794.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +779.5%

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%
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4552%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1120.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +204.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1885.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +631.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1354.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Ginger DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 0.154g 187%
Copper 1.747mg 0.226mg 169%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.025mg 95%
Phosphorus 644mg 34mg 87%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.16mg 78%
Manganese 2.014mg 0.229mg 78%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 0.203mg 77%
Magnesium 353mg 43mg 74%
Fats 38.45g 0.75g 58%
Iron 4.9mg 0.6mg 54%
Zinc 5.05mg 0.34mg 43%
Folate 160µg 11µg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.034mg 29%
Protein 16.18g 1.82g 29%
Calories 517kcal 80kcal 22%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.203g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 0.154g 12%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 0.75mg 10%
Fiber 2g 8%
Potassium 687mg 415mg 8%
Calcium 78mg 16mg 6%
Carbs 34.29g 17.77g 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 34.29g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 3mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0.03mg 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
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +789%
Contains more FatsFats +5026.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93%
Contains more OtherOther +609.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1303.7%

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
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3048.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18226.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.