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Saffron vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between saffron and sweet and sour?

  • Saffron is richer than sweet and sour in manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Saffron's daily need coverage for manganese is 1202% more.
  • Saffron has 53 times more iron than sweet and sour. While saffron has 11.1mg of iron, sweet, and sour has only 0.21mg.

We used Spices, saffron and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve types in this article.

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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.
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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1010%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1641.4%
Contains more IronIron +5185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +315.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1111.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3633%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1300%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +828.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +139.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1305.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +680.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1805.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1062.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.761mg 1202%
Iron 11.1mg 0.21mg 136%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 8.7mg 80%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.053mg 74%
Magnesium 264mg 8mg 61%
Potassium 1724mg 99mg 48%
Phosphorus 252mg 7mg 35%
Copper 0.328mg 0.079mg 28%
Protein 11.43g 0.27g 22%
Folate 93µg 8µg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.019mg 19%
Fiber 3.9g 0.1g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0g 14%
Calcium 111mg 10mg 10%
Sodium 148mg 371mg 10%
Selenium 5.6µg 0.4µg 9%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.09mg 9%
Carbs 65.37g 38.22g 9%
Fats 5.85g 0.02g 9%
Calories 310kcal 150kcal 8%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.187mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.048mg 6%
Vitamin A 27µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0g 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 18.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4133.3%
Contains more FatsFats +29150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71%
Contains more OtherOther +346.7%
Contains more WaterWater +406.5%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.