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Saffron vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between saffron and soft serve

  • Soft serve has less manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, copper, and folate than saffron.
  • Saffron covers your daily need for manganese, 1235% more than soft serve.
  • Saffron has 101 times more vitamin C than soft serve. While saffron has 80.8mg of vitamin C, soft serve has only 0.8mg.
  • Saffron has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, saffron and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +874%
Contains more IronIron +5185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +993.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +568060%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +86.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.8%

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +134.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1436.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2004.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Soft serve DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.005mg 1235%
Iron 11.1mg 0.21mg 136%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 0.8mg 89%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.048mg 74%
Magnesium 264mg 12mg 60%
Potassium 1724mg 177mg 46%
Copper 0.328mg 0.03mg 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Saturated fat 1.586g 7.46g 27%
Folate 93µg 9µg 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Phosphorus 252mg 116mg 19%
Vitamin A 27µg 162µg 15%
Protein 11.43g 4.1g 15%
Carbs 65.37g 22.2g 14%
Fiber 3.9g 0.7g 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.46g 11%
Fats 5.85g 13g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.095mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 3.49g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.182mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.049mg 6%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.52mg 5%
Choline 26mg 5%
Selenium 5.6µg 3µg 5%
Calories 310kcal 222kcal 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Sodium 148mg 61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Calcium 111mg 131mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +178.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +194.5%
Contains more OtherOther +505.6%
Contains more FatsFats +122.2%
Contains more WaterWater +402.5%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +349.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +713.5%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.