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Saffron vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are saffron and chicken soup different?

  • Saffron has more iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, folate, fiber, and vitamin B2 than chicken soup.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for saffron is 136% higher.
  • Chicken soup has a lower glycemic index (52) than saffron (70).

Spices, saffron and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared 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 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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1541.9%
Contains more IronIron +5185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +507.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +678.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +833.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +154.5%
~equal in Sodium ~143mg

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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +214.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1555.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1760%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.584mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Chicken soup DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 1235%
Iron 11.1mg 0.21mg 136%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 0.2mg 90%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.061mg 73%
Magnesium 264mg 4mg 62%
Potassium 1724mg 105mg 48%
Phosphorus 252mg 27mg 32%
Copper 0.328mg 0.054mg 30%
Folate 93µg 5µg 22%
Carbs 65.37g 3.53g 21%
Protein 11.43g 2.52g 18%
Fiber 3.9g 0g 16%
Calories 310kcal 36kcal 14%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.085mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.213g 12%
Calcium 111mg 3mg 11%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.14mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.035mg 7%
Fats 5.85g 1.2g 7%
Selenium 5.6µg 2.2µg 6%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.321g 6%
Vitamin A 27µg 1µg 3%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 1.584mg 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 3.53g N/A
Sugar 1.58g N/A
Sodium 148mg 143mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.582g 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% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +353.6%
Contains more FatsFats +387.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1751.8%
Contains more OtherOther +808.3%
Contains more WaterWater +674.4%

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
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +870.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35.7%

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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. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/nutrients

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

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