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Saffron vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between saffron and soba

  • Soba has less manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, copper, phosphorus, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Saffron's daily need coverage for manganese is 1219% more.
  • Saffron has a higher glycemic index than soba.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, saffron and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked.

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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 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2675%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4825.7%
Contains more IronIron +2212.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +4000%
Contains more ZincZinc +808.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +908%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7495.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.5%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +926.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +186.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2425%
Contains more FolateFolate +1228.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Soba DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.374mg 1219%
Iron 11.1mg 0.48mg 133%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 0mg 90%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.04mg 75%
Magnesium 264mg 9mg 61%
Potassium 1724mg 35mg 50%
Copper 0.328mg 0.008mg 36%
Phosphorus 252mg 25mg 32%
Folate 93µg 7µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.026mg 19%
Fiber 3.9g 16%
Carbs 65.37g 21.44g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.031g 14%
Protein 11.43g 5.06g 13%
Calories 310kcal 99kcal 11%
Calcium 111mg 4mg 11%
Selenium 5.6µg 10%
Fats 5.85g 0.1g 9%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.12mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.019g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.51mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 5%
Sodium 148mg 60mg 4%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.094mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.026g 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 21.44g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 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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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +125.9%
Contains more FatsFats +5750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1297.4%
Contains more WaterWater +513.5%

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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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6567.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/nutrients

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

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