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Safflower vs. Scallion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between safflower and scallion

  • Safflower has more copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B6, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B5, iron, zinc, and vitamin B2 than scallion.
  • Safflower's daily need coverage for copper is 185% more.
  • Safflower contains 54 times more vitamin B5 than scallion. Safflower contains 4.03mg of vitamin B5, while scallion contains 0.075mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried and Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw.

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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 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1665%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +148.9%
Contains more IronIron +231.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2004.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1194.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1640.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1158.8%
~equal in Calcium ~72mg

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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2014.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +418.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +335%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5273.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1818%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1566.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Scallion DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 0.074g 188%
Copper 1.747mg 0.083mg 185%
Vitamin K 207µg 173%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.055mg 92%
Phosphorus 644mg 37mg 87%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.061mg 85%
Manganese 2.014mg 0.16mg 81%
Magnesium 353mg 20mg 79%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 0.075mg 79%
Fats 38.45g 0.19g 59%
Iron 4.9mg 1.48mg 43%
Zinc 5.05mg 0.39mg 42%
Protein 16.18g 1.83g 29%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.08mg 26%
Folate 160µg 64µg 24%
Calories 517kcal 32kcal 24%
Vitamin C 0mg 18.8mg 21%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.032g 17%
Potassium 687mg 276mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 0.027g 12%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 0.525mg 11%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Carbs 34.29g 7.34g 9%
Vitamin A 3µg 50µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 4%
Calcium 78mg 72mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Sodium 3mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 34.29g 4.74g N/A
Sugar 2.33g N/A
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0.059mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0.081mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0.032mg 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
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +784.2%
Contains more FatsFats +20136.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +367.2%
Contains more OtherOther +574.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1498.4%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17855.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38039.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Safflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170558/nutrients
  2. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/nutrients

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

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