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Saffron vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between saffron and chocolate ice cream?

  • Saffron is richer than chocolate ice cream in manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, copper, phosphorus, and folate.
  • Saffron's daily need coverage for manganese is 1229% more.
  • Saffron has 115 times more vitamin C than chocolate ice cream. While saffron has 80.8mg of vitamin C, chocolate ice cream has only 0.7mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in saffron is lower.

We used Spices, saffron and Ice creams, chocolate 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 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +810.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +592.4%
Contains more IronIron +1093.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +143%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20191.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +124%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.6%
~equal in Calcium ~109mg

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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +173.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +546%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1736.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +481.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +337%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.14mg 1229%
Iron 11.1mg 0.93mg 127%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 0.7mg 89%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.055mg 73%
Magnesium 264mg 29mg 56%
Potassium 1724mg 249mg 43%
Saturated fat 1.586g 6.8g 24%
Copper 0.328mg 0.135mg 21%
Phosphorus 252mg 107mg 21%
Folate 93µg 16µg 19%
Protein 11.43g 3.8g 15%
Carbs 65.37g 28.2g 12%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.29µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.554mg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 34mg 11%
Fiber 3.9g 1.2g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.41g 11%
Vitamin A 27µg 118µg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.226mg 8%
Fats 5.85g 11g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 3.21g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.194mg 6%
Selenium 5.6µg 2.5µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.042mg 6%
Calories 310kcal 216kcal 5%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.58mg 5%
Choline 22.5mg 4%
Sodium 148mg 76mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 27g N/A
Calcium 111mg 109mg 0%
Sugar 25.36g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 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
4% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +200.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +131.8%
Contains more OtherOther +319.2%
Contains more FatsFats +88%
Contains more WaterWater +368.1%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +404.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +648.3%

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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. Chocolate ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/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.