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Saffron vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between saffron and honey

  • Honey has less manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, folate, and vitamin B2 than saffron.
  • Saffron covers your daily need for manganese, 1232% more than honey.
  • Saffron has 162 times more vitamin C than honey. While saffron has 80.8mg of vitamin C, honey has only 0.5mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, saffron and Honey.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3215.4%
Contains more IronIron +2542.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +811.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +395.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35410%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%

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%
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16060%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +602.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1106.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4108.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +4550%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Honey DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.08mg 1232%
Iron 11.1mg 0.42mg 134%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 0.5mg 89%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.024mg 76%
Magnesium 264mg 2mg 62%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Potassium 1724mg 52mg 49%
Phosphorus 252mg 4mg 35%
Copper 0.328mg 0.036mg 32%
Folate 93µg 2µg 23%
Protein 11.43g 0.3g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.038mg 18%
Fiber 3.9g 0.2g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0g 14%
Calcium 111mg 6mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0mg 10%
Fats 5.85g 0g 9%
Selenium 5.6µg 0.8µg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.121mg 8%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.22mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0g 7%
Sodium 148mg 4mg 6%
Carbs 65.37g 82.4g 6%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0g 1%
Calories 310kcal 304kcal 0%
Net carbs 61.47g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 82.12g N/A
Choline 2.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 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
Honey
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3710%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2625%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.1%
Contains more WaterWater +43.7%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients

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

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