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Safflower vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between safflower and mustard?

  • Safflower is richer than mustard in copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B5, magnesium, manganese, iron, and zinc.
  • Safflower's daily need coverage for copper is 186% more.
  • Safflower has 17 times more vitamin B6 than mustard. While safflower has 1.17mg of vitamin B6, mustard has only 0.07mg.
  • The amount of sodium in safflower is lower.

We used Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried and Mustard, prepared, yellow 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +635.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +352%
Contains more IronIron +204.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2260.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +689.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +496.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +377.3%

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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +557.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +492.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +304.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1486.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1571.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2185.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Mustard DV% diff.
Copper 1.747mg 0.074mg 186%
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 0.774g 183%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.07mg 85%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.177mg 82%
Phosphorus 644mg 108mg 77%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 0.254mg 76%
Magnesium 353mg 48mg 73%
Manganese 2.014mg 0.422mg 69%
Selenium 33.5µg 61%
Fats 38.45g 3.34g 54%
Sodium 3mg 1104mg 48%
Iron 4.9mg 1.61mg 41%
Zinc 5.05mg 0.64mg 40%
Folate 160µg 7µg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.07mg 27%
Protein 16.18g 3.74g 25%
Calories 517kcal 60kcal 23%
Potassium 687mg 152mg 16%
Fiber 4g 16%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.214g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 0.565mg 11%
Carbs 34.29g 5.83g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 2.182g 7%
Choline 22.4mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 2%
Calcium 78mg 63mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 34.29g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 0.92g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 5µg 0%
Trans fat 0.009g N/A
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0.264mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0.161mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0.189mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0.119mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g 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
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +332.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1051.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +488.2%
Contains more OtherOther +62%
Contains more WaterWater +1389.7%

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
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +122.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3546.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/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.