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Saffron vs. Bisque — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between saffron and bisque

  • Saffron is higher than bisque in manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Saffron covers your daily manganese needs 1231% more than bisque.
  • Saffron contains 66 times more magnesium than bisque. While saffron contains 264mg of magnesium, bisque contains only 4mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, saffron and Soup, tomato bisque, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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.
Saffron
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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%
Bisque
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 4.8% 15% 12% 17% 6.5% 10% 55% 14% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +593.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +920.1%
Contains more IronIron +3263.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +530.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +354.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +950%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27215.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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%
Bisque
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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 8% 6% 0% 0% 6.8% 6.7% 8.7% 3% 8.3% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3266.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +325.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +820.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +214%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2705.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1450%
~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 Saffron Bisque DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.104mg 1231%
Iron 11.1mg 0.33mg 135%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 2.4mg 87%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.036mg 75%
Magnesium 264mg 4mg 62%
Potassium 1724mg 169mg 46%
Phosphorus 252mg 24mg 33%
Copper 0.328mg 0.052mg 31%
Folate 93µg 6µg 22%
Protein 11.43g 0.92g 21%
Carbs 65.37g 9.6g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.029mg 18%
Fiber 3.9g 0.2g 15%
Calories 310kcal 50kcal 13%
Sodium 148mg 424mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.45g 11%
Calcium 111mg 16mg 10%
Selenium 5.6µg 10%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.24mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.027mg 7%
Fats 5.85g 1.02g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.465mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.22g 6%
Vitamin A 27µg 18µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 9.4g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.28g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.051mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 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
Bisque
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10% 87%
Protein: 0.92 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 9.6 g
Water: 87.17 g
Other: 1.29 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1142.4%
Contains more FatsFats +473.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +580.9%
Contains more OtherOther +322.5%
Contains more WaterWater +632.5%

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
Bisque
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23% 29% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.28 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.45 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +359.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.1%

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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. Saffron - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170934/nutrients
  2. Bisque - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171574/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.