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Saffron vs. French fries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between saffron and french fries

  • Saffron is higher than french fries in manganese, iron, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Saffron covers your daily manganese needs 1224% more than french fries.
  • Saffron contains 17 times more vitamin C than french fries. While saffron contains 80.8mg of vitamin C, french fries contain only 4.7mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, saffron and Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil.

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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.
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 5.4% 51% 30% 41% 14% 54% 27% 32% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +654.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +197.8%
Contains more IronIron +1270.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +164.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +118%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -29.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11401.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +522.2%

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 16% 0% 33% 0% 43% 9% 56% 35% 86% 0% 28% 23% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1619.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +584.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +171.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +210%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron French fries DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.247mg 1224%
Iron 11.1mg 0.81mg 129%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 4.7mg 85%
Magnesium 264mg 35mg 55%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.372mg 49%
Potassium 1724mg 579mg 34%
Copper 0.328mg 0.124mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 5.398g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.039mg 18%
Phosphorus 252mg 125mg 18%
Protein 11.43g 3.43g 16%
Folate 93µg 30µg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 5.969g 14%
Fats 5.85g 14.73g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.67mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 3.004mg 10%
Vitamin K 11.2µg 9%
Selenium 5.6µg 0.9µg 9%
Calcium 111mg 18mg 9%
Carbs 65.37g 41.44g 8%
Choline 36.8mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.17mg 5%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.5mg 5%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 148mg 210mg 3%
Saturated fat 1.586g 2.336g 3%
Calories 310kcal 312kcal 0%
Net carbs 61.47g 37.64g N/A
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Fiber 3.9g 3.8g 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.06g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.407g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.898g 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% 15% 41% 39% 2%
Protein: 3.43 g
Fats: 14.73 g
Carbs: 41.44 g
Water: 38.55 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +233.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.7%
Contains more OtherOther +194.6%
Contains more FatsFats +151.8%
Contains more WaterWater +223.9%

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
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.336 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.398 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1291.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +161.2%

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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. French fries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170698/nutrients

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

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