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Saffron vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between saffron and olive

  • The amount of manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, folate, and vitamin B2 in saffron is higher than in olive.
  • Saffron covers your daily manganese needs 1234% more than olive.
  • Saffron contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, saffron and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large).

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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.
Saffron
10
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%
Olive
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21450%
Contains more IronIron +236.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +395.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +141940%
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%
Olive
4
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% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8877.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +35%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3845.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11122.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Olive DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.02mg 1234%
Iron 11.1mg 3.3mg 98%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 0.9mg 89%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.009mg 77%
Magnesium 264mg 4mg 62%
Potassium 1724mg 8mg 50%
Phosphorus 252mg 3mg 36%
Sodium 148mg 735mg 26%
Folate 93µg 0µg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0mg 21%
Protein 11.43g 0.84g 21%
Carbs 65.37g 6.26g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 7.888g 19%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Calories 310kcal 115kcal 10%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.037mg 9%
Selenium 5.6µg 0.9µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.003mg 9%
Copper 0.328mg 0.251mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.911g 8%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.22mg 8%
Fats 5.85g 10.68g 7%
Fiber 3.9g 3.2g 3%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Calcium 111mg 88mg 2%
Saturated fat 1.586g 1.415g 1%
Vitamin A 27µg 20µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 3.06g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 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
Olive
2
11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1260.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +944.2%
Contains more OtherOther +144.4%
Contains more FatsFats +82.6%
Contains more WaterWater +572.2%

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
Olive
2
14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +126.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1738.7%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/nutrients

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

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