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Saffron vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between saffron and shallot

  • Saffron is richer than shallot in manganese, iron, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for saffron is 1222% higher.
  • Saffron contains 13 times more vitamin B2 than shallot. Saffron contains 0.267mg of vitamin B2, while shallot contains 0.02mg.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index than saffron.

Food types used in this article are Spices, saffron and Shallots, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1157.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +416.2%
Contains more IronIron +825%
Contains more CopperCopper +272.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +172.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +320%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9628.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +910%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1235%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +630%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +192.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +173.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Shallot DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.292mg 1222%
Iron 11.1mg 1.2mg 124%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 8mg 81%
Magnesium 264mg 21mg 58%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.345mg 51%
Potassium 1724mg 334mg 41%
Copper 0.328mg 0.088mg 27%
Phosphorus 252mg 60mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.02mg 19%
Protein 11.43g 2.5g 18%
Carbs 65.37g 16.8g 16%
Folate 93µg 34µg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.039g 14%
Calories 310kcal 72kcal 12%
Fats 5.85g 0.1g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.2mg 8%
Selenium 5.6µg 1.2µg 8%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.017g 7%
Calcium 111mg 37mg 7%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.4mg 6%
Sodium 148mg 12mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Fiber 3.9g 3.2g 3%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.014g 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +357.2%
Contains more FatsFats +5750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +289.1%
Contains more OtherOther +581.3%
Contains more WaterWater +570.6%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2964.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5200%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients

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

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