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Saffron vs. Nachos — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between saffron and nachos

  • Saffron is higher than nachos in manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, copper, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
  • Saffron covers your daily manganese needs 1227% more than nachos.
  • Saffron contains 73 times more vitamin C than nachos. While saffron contains 80.8mg of vitamin C, nachos contain only 1.1mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, saffron and Fast foods, nachos, with cheese.

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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 30% 19% 32% 28% 21% 23% 85% 41% 24% 47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +528.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +376.2%
Contains more IronIron +1380%
Contains more CopperCopper +412.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15091.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +53.6%

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 3.7% 1.7% 82% 0% 31% 31% 12% 23% 50% 8.8% 48% 7.5% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7245.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +440%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +369.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +830%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.123mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Nachos DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.187mg 1227%
Iron 11.1mg 0.75mg 129%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 1.1mg 89%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.215mg 61%
Magnesium 264mg 42mg 53%
Potassium 1724mg 362mg 40%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 14.02g 34%
Copper 0.328mg 0.064mg 29%
Vitamin E 4.08mg 27%
Fats 5.85g 21.5g 24%
Folate 93µg 10µg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 5.04g 20%
Vitamin K 19.3µg 16%
Protein 11.43g 4.32g 14%
Starch 28.33g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.133mg 10%
Carbs 65.37g 34.91g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 8%
Phosphorus 252mg 198mg 8%
Sodium 148mg 313mg 7%
Calcium 111mg 63mg 5%
Selenium 5.6µg 8.6µg 5%
Choline 26.4mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.63mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Fiber 3.9g 3.2g 3%
Saturated fat 1.586g 2.173g 3%
Calories 310kcal 343kcal 2%
Vitamin A 27µg 5µg 2%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.86mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.123mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 31.71g N/A
Sugar 2.17g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.058g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.187mg 0%
Leucine 0.521mg 0%
Lysine 0.156mg 0%
Methionine 0.094mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.229mg 0%
Valine 0.25mg 0%
Histidine 0.135mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.617g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.343g 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
Nachos
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4% 22% 35% 37% 2%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 21.5 g
Carbs: 34.91 g
Water: 37.4 g
Other: 1.87 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +164.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.3%
Contains more OtherOther +191.4%
Contains more FatsFats +267.5%
Contains more WaterWater +214.3%

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
Nachos
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10% 66% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.173 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.04 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3168.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +143.8%

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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. Nachos - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170291/nutrients

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

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