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Safflower vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between safflower and pasta

  • Pasta has less copper, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B5, iron, zinc, and folate.
  • Safflower covers your daily copper needs 184% more than pasta.
  • Pasta contains 34 times less vitamin B6 than safflower. Safflower contains 1.17mg of vitamin B6, while pasta contains 0.034mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1861.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2762.5%
Contains more IronIron +329.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1778.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +801.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +922.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +799.1%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +456.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +176.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +130.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2102.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3341.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Pasta DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 0.429g 185%
Copper 1.747mg 0.093mg 184%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.034mg 87%
Phosphorus 644mg 63mg 83%
Magnesium 353mg 18mg 80%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.209mg 80%
Manganese 2.014mg 0.224mg 78%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 0.183mg 77%
Fats 38.45g 1.05g 58%
Iron 4.9mg 1.14mg 47%
Zinc 5.05mg 0.56mg 41%
Folate 160µg 64µg 24%
Protein 16.18g 5.15g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.15mg 20%
Potassium 687mg 24mg 20%
Calories 517kcal 131kcal 19%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.15g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 0.124g 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 0.992mg 8%
Calcium 78mg 6mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Carbs 34.29g 24.93g 3%
Net carbs 34.29g 24.93g N/A
Sodium 3mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0.103mg 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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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +214.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3561.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1661.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1119.9%

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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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3809.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6478.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.