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Saffron vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between saffron and bananas?

  • Saffron is richer than bananas in manganese, iron, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, copper, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Saffron's daily need coverage for manganese is 1223% more.
  • Saffron has 43 times more iron than bananas. While saffron has 11.1mg of iron, bananas have only 0.26mg.
  • The glycemic index of bananas is lower.

We used Spices, saffron and Bananas, raw 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 189% 33% 152% 416% 109% 30% 108% 19% 3705% 31%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +877.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2120%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +381.6%
Contains more IronIron +4169.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +320.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +626.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1045.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10421.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +460%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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 269% 9% 0% 0% 29% 62% 27% 0% 233% 0% 0% 70% 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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +828.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +271%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +265.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +119.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +365%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Banana DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.27mg 1223%
Iron 11.1mg 0.26mg 136%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 8.7mg 80%
Magnesium 264mg 27mg 56%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.367mg 49%
Potassium 1724mg 358mg 40%
Phosphorus 252mg 22mg 33%
Copper 0.328mg 0.078mg 28%
Protein 11.43g 1.09g 21%
Folate 93µg 20µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.073mg 15%
Carbs 65.37g 22.84g 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.073g 13%
Calories 310kcal 89kcal 11%
Calcium 111mg 5mg 11%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.15mg 9%
Selenium 5.6µg 1µg 8%
Fats 5.85g 0.33g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.112g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.031mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Sodium 148mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.665mg 5%
Fiber 3.9g 2.6g 5%
Vitamin A 27µg 3µg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.032g 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 6% 65% 12% 5%
Protein: 11.43 g
Fats: 5.85 g
Carbs: 65.37 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.45 g
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +948.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1672.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +186.2%
Contains more OtherOther +556.6%
Contains more WaterWater +529.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.429 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.067 g
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1240.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2731.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%

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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. Saffron - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170934/nutrients
  2. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.