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Saffron vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are saffron and cookie dough different?

  • Saffron has more manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, copper, phosphorus, and folate than cookie dough.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for saffron is 1202% higher.
  • Saffron has less saturated fat.
  • Cookie dough has a lower glycemic index (54) than saffron (70).

Spices, saffron and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough 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 20% 9.3% 13% 80% 37% 17% 45% 38% 100% 50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +842.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1072.8%
Contains more IronIron +418.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +198.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +142.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3613.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +62.5%

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% 1.3% 0% 0% 59% 34% 35% 22% 9.5% 5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +575%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2363.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +165.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Cookie dough DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.765mg 1202%
Iron 11.1mg 2.14mg 112%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 0mg 90%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.041mg 75%
Magnesium 264mg 28mg 56%
Potassium 1724mg 147mg 46%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 10.531g 25%
Copper 0.328mg 0.11mg 24%
Phosphorus 252mg 104mg 21%
Fats 5.85g 18.9g 20%
Folate 93µg 35µg 15%
Saturated fat 1.586g 4.751g 14%
Protein 11.43g 5.4g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.234mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.148mg 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 24mg 8%
Calcium 111mg 31mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.372mg 7%
Calories 310kcal 424kcal 6%
Selenium 5.6µg 9.1µg 6%
Sodium 148mg 294mg 6%
Fiber 3.9g 2.5g 6%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.64mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 2.592g 4%
Vitamin A 27µg 4µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 1.865mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Carbs 65.37g 59.1g 2%
Net carbs 61.47g 56.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.227mg 0%
Leucine 0.414mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.278mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.125mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
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
5% 19% 59% 15%
Protein: 5.4 g
Fats: 18.9 g
Carbs: 59.1 g
Water: 15.3 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +111.7%
Contains more OtherOther +319.2%
Contains more FatsFats +223.1%
Contains more WaterWater +28.6%
~equal in Carbs ~59.1g

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
27% 59% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.751 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.531 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.592 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2354.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.4%

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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. Cookie dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174961/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.