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Safflower vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are safflower and salsa different?

  • Safflower has more copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, folate, iron, and vitamin B2 than salsa.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for safflower is 183% higher.
  • Safflower contains 30 times more zinc than salsa. While safflower contains 5.05mg of zinc, salsa contains only 0.17mg.
  • Safflower has less sodium.

Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried and USDA Commodity, salsa are the varieties 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2106.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.4%
Contains more IronIron +118.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1719.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2870.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2046.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2226%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +685.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +742.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +833.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Salsa DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 0.107g 187%
Copper 1.747mg 0.096mg 183%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.05mg 93%
Manganese 2.014mg 88%
Phosphorus 644mg 30mg 88%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 81%
Magnesium 353mg 16mg 80%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.149mg 79%
Fats 38.45g 0.2g 59%
Zinc 5.05mg 0.17mg 44%
Folate 160µg 19µg 35%
Iron 4.9mg 2.24mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.03mg 30%
Protein 16.18g 1.5g 29%
Calories 517kcal 36kcal 24%
Sodium 3mg 430mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.029g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 0.016g 12%
Potassium 687mg 270mg 12%
Carbs 34.29g 7g 9%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 1.08mg 8%
Calcium 78mg 12mg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 28µg 3%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 34.29g 5.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 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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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +978.7%
Contains more FatsFats +19125%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +389.9%
Contains more OtherOther +241.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1496.1%

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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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26276.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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

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.