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Saffron vs. Cherry pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between saffron and cherry pie?

  • Saffron has more manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, folate, and vitamin B2 than cherry pie.
  • Saffron's daily need coverage for manganese is 1226% higher.
  • Cherry pie has 81 times less vitamin C than saffron. Saffron has 80.8mg of vitamin C, while cherry pie has 1mg.
  • Saffron has a higher glycemic index (70) than cherry pie (59).

We used Spices, saffron and Pie, cherry, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.

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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 6.4% 3% 6.8% 69% 26% 5.5% 13% 25% 26% 43%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1010%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2139%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +326%
Contains more ZincZinc +445%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +740%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14104%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +39.3%

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 3.3% 9.7% 0% 0% 37% 29% 24% 7.4% 7.8% 0% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7980%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +113.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2870.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +244.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~29µg
~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 Cherry pie DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.2mg 1226%
Iron 11.1mg 1.85mg 116%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 1mg 89%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.034mg 75%
Magnesium 264mg 9mg 61%
Potassium 1724mg 77mg 48%
Phosphorus 252mg 30mg 32%
Copper 0.328mg 0.077mg 28%
Folate 93µg 27µg 17%
Protein 11.43g 2.8g 17%
Fiber 3.9g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 5.314g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.125mg 11%
Calcium 111mg 10mg 10%
Fats 5.85g 12.2g 10%
Carbs 65.37g 38.5g 9%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.2mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 3.247g 8%
Saturated fat 1.586g 2.985g 6%
Selenium 5.6µg 7.8µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.148mg 3%
Calories 310kcal 270kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.123mg 2%
Sodium 148mg 191mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 1.276mg 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 38.5g N/A
Vitamin A 27µg 29µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.124mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 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
3% 12% 39% 46%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 12.2 g
Carbs: 38.5 g
Water: 45.8 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +308.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69.8%
Contains more OtherOther +678.6%
Contains more FatsFats +108.5%
Contains more WaterWater +284.9%

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
26% 46% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.985 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.314 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.247 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1138.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57.1%

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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. Cherry pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172781/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.