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Saffron vs. Raisin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between saffron and raisins

  • Saffron is higher than raisins in manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
  • Saffron covers your daily manganese needs 1222% more than raisins.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, saffron and Raisins, seedless.

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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 23% 15% 66% 71% 106% 6% 43% 1.4% 39% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +725%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.2%
Contains more IronIron +490.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +395.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +149.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9401%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +833.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.318mg

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 7.7% 0% 2.4% 0% 27% 29% 14% 5.7% 40% 0% 8.8% 3.8% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3413%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +113.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +480.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1760%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.106mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Raisin DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.299mg 1222%
Iron 11.1mg 1.88mg 115%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 2.3mg 87%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.174mg 64%
Magnesium 264mg 32mg 55%
Fructose 29.68g 37%
Potassium 1724mg 749mg 29%
Phosphorus 252mg 101mg 22%
Folate 93µg 5µg 22%
Protein 11.43g 3.07g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.037g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.125mg 11%
Selenium 5.6µg 0.6µg 9%
Fats 5.85g 0.46g 8%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.22mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.058g 7%
Sodium 148mg 11mg 6%
Calcium 111mg 50mg 6%
Carbs 65.37g 79.18g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.766mg 4%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.095mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.051g 1%
Calories 310kcal 299kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.106mg 1%
Starch 2.7g 1%
Copper 0.328mg 0.318mg 1%
Fiber 3.9g 3.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 75.48g N/A
Sugar 59.19g N/A
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0%
Threonine 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.057mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.083mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g 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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3% 79% 15% 2%
Protein: 3.07 g
Fats: 0.46 g
Carbs: 79.18 g
Water: 15.43 g
Other: 1.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +272.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1171.7%
Contains more OtherOther +193%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.1%
Contains more WaterWater +29.7%

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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40% 35% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.051 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.037 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +741.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5486.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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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. Raisin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168165/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.