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Safflower vs. Corn raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are safflower and corn raw different?

  • Safflower is higher than corn raw in copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, iron, zinc, and folate.
  • Safflower covers your daily need for copper, 188% more than corn raw.
  • Safflower contains 13 times more vitamin B6 than corn raw. Safflower contains 1.17mg of vitamin B6, while corn raw contains 0.093mg.

Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried and Corn, sweet, yellow, 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 26% 0.6% 24% 20% 18% 13% 38% 2% 21% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +854.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.4%
Contains more IronIron +842.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +3135.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +997.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +623.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1135.6%

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 23% 3% 1.4% 0% 39% 13% 33% 43% 21% 0% 0.75% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +650.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +654.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +462.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1158.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +281%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Corn raw DV% diff.
Copper 1.747mg 0.054mg 188%
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 0.487g 185%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.155mg 84%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.093mg 83%
Manganese 2.014mg 0.163mg 80%
Phosphorus 644mg 89mg 79%
Magnesium 353mg 37mg 75%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 0.717mg 66%
Fats 38.45g 1.35g 57%
Iron 4.9mg 0.52mg 55%
Zinc 5.05mg 0.46mg 42%
Folate 160µg 42µg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.055mg 28%
Protein 16.18g 3.27g 26%
Calories 517kcal 86kcal 22%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.325g 15%
Potassium 687mg 270mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 0.432g 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 6.8mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Calcium 78mg 2mg 8%
Carbs 34.29g 18.7g 5%
Choline 23mg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 1.77mg 3%
Fructose 1.94g 2%
Starch 5.7g 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 9µg 1%
Sodium 3mg 15mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 34.29g 16.7g N/A
Sugar 6.26g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0.129mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.067mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0.089mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.468g N/A

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
3% 19% 76%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.35 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 76.05 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +394.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2748.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +83.4%
Contains more OtherOther +766.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1253.2%

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
26% 35% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.432 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.487 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1022.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5695.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.2%

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. Corn raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169998/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.