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Saffron vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between saffron and lemons?

  • Saffron is richer than lemons in manganese, iron, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin C, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Saffron's daily need coverage for manganese is 1234% more.
  • Saffron has 33 times more magnesium than lemons. While saffron has 264mg of magnesium, lemons have only 8mg.

We used Spices, saffron and Lemons, raw, without peel 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +326.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1149.3%
Contains more IronIron +1750%
Contains more CopperCopper +786.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1716.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1475%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +94593.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%

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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1235%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1360%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1162.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +745.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Lemon DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.03mg 1234%
Iron 11.1mg 0.6mg 131%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.08mg 72%
Magnesium 264mg 8mg 61%
Potassium 1724mg 138mg 47%
Phosphorus 252mg 16mg 34%
Copper 0.328mg 0.037mg 32%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 53mg 31%
Protein 11.43g 1.1g 21%
Folate 93µg 11µg 21%
Carbs 65.37g 9.32g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.02mg 19%
Calories 310kcal 29kcal 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.089g 13%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.1mg 9%
Selenium 5.6µg 0.4µg 9%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.06mg 9%
Calcium 111mg 26mg 9%
Fats 5.85g 0.3g 9%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.039g 7%
Sodium 148mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.04mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Fiber 3.9g 2.8g 4%
Vitamin A 27µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.011g 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 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
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +939.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1850%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +601.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1716.7%
Contains more WaterWater +647.7%

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
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2222.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.