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Saffron vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between saffron and beetroot?

  • Saffron is richer than beetroot in manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
  • Saffron's daily need coverage for manganese is 1221% more.
  • Saffron has 16 times more vitamin C than beetroot. While saffron has 80.8mg of vitamin C, beetroot has only 4.9mg.

We used Spices, saffron and Beets, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1047.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +593.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +430.5%
Contains more IronIron +1287.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +337.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +211.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +530%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8534.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.3%

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%
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1549%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +271%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +567.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +337.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1407.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +17.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Beetroot DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.329mg 1221%
Iron 11.1mg 0.8mg 129%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 4.9mg 84%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.067mg 73%
Magnesium 264mg 23mg 57%
Potassium 1724mg 325mg 41%
Phosphorus 252mg 40mg 30%
Copper 0.328mg 0.075mg 28%
Protein 11.43g 1.61g 20%
Carbs 65.37g 9.56g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.04mg 17%
Calories 310kcal 43kcal 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.06g 13%
Calcium 111mg 16mg 10%
Fats 5.85g 0.17g 9%
Selenium 5.6µg 0.7µg 9%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.027g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.334mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.031mg 7%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.35mg 7%
Fiber 3.9g 2.8g 4%
Folate 93µg 109µg 4%
Sodium 148mg 78mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 2µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.032g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 6.76g N/A
Sugar 6.76g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +609.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3341.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +583.8%
Contains more OtherOther +404.6%
Contains more WaterWater +636%

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
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1240.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3345%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients

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

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