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Saffron vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between saffron and vegetable

  • Saffron has more manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, and folate, while vegetable has more vitamin A.
  • Saffron's daily need coverage for manganese is 1219% higher.
  • Vegetable contains 25 times less vitamin C than saffron. Saffron contains 80.8mg of vitamin C, while vegetable contains 3.2mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Spices, saffron and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +344%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +920.1%
Contains more IronIron +1253.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +295.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +394.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7395.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1766.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.4%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2425%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +122.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1264.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +389.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +692.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Vegetable DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.379mg 1219%
Iron 11.1mg 0.82mg 129%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 3.2mg 86%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.074mg 72%
Magnesium 264mg 22mg 58%
Potassium 1724mg 169mg 46%
Phosphorus 252mg 51mg 29%
Copper 0.328mg 0.083mg 27%
Vitamin A 27µg 214µg 21%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 20%
Folate 93µg 19µg 19%
Protein 11.43g 2.86g 17%
Carbs 65.37g 13.09g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.072g 13%
Calories 310kcal 65kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.12mg 11%
Selenium 5.6µg 0.3µg 10%
Calcium 111mg 25mg 9%
Fats 5.85g 0.15g 9%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.031g 7%
Sodium 148mg 35mg 5%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.49mg 5%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.071mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.851mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Fiber 3.9g 4.4g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.01g 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 3.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 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% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +299.7%
Contains more FatsFats +3800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +399.4%
Contains more OtherOther +713.4%
Contains more WaterWater +599.4%

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4190%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2770.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients

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

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