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Saffron vs. Savoy cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between saffron and savoy cabbage

  • Saffron has more manganese, iron, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin C, potassium, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B2, while savoy cabbage has more vitamin A.
  • Saffron's daily need coverage for manganese is 1227% higher.
  • Savoy cabbage contains 28 times less iron than saffron. Saffron contains 11.1mg of iron, while savoy cabbage contains 0.4mg.
  • Savoy cabbage has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of savoy cabbage is 32, while the glycemic index of saffron is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Spices, saffron and Cabbage, savoy, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 11% 20% 15% 21% 7.4% 18% 3.7% 23% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +842.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +217.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +649.6%
Contains more IronIron +2675%
Contains more CopperCopper +429%
Contains more ZincZinc +303.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15682.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +522.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.1%

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%
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 103% 17% 3.4% 0% 18% 6.9% 5.6% 11% 44% 0% 172% 60% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +160.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +790%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +431.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +85.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Savoy cabbage DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.18mg 1227%
Iron 11.1mg 0.4mg 134%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.19mg 63%
Vitamin K 68.8µg 57%
Magnesium 264mg 28mg 56%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 31mg 55%
Potassium 1724mg 230mg 44%
Copper 0.328mg 0.062mg 30%
Phosphorus 252mg 42mg 30%
Carbs 65.37g 6.1g 20%
Protein 11.43g 2g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.03mg 18%
Calories 310kcal 27kcal 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.049g 13%
Selenium 5.6µg 0.9µg 9%
Fats 5.85g 0.1g 9%
Calcium 111mg 35mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.3mg 7%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.27mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.013g 7%
Sodium 148mg 28mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.187mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.07mg 4%
Vitamin A 27µg 50µg 3%
Fiber 3.9g 3.1g 3%
Folate 93µg 80µg 3%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.007g 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 3g N/A
Sugar 2.27g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.101mg 0%
Leucine 0.103mg 0%
Lysine 0.094mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.085mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 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
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.1 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +471.5%
Contains more FatsFats +5750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +971.6%
Contains more OtherOther +581.3%
Contains more WaterWater +664.7%

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
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.013 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.049 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6028.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4118.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Savoy cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170388/nutrients

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

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