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Saffron vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between saffron and yogurt

  • Saffron has more manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, copper, folate, and phosphorus; however, yogurt is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Saffron covers your daily need for manganese, 1235% more than yogurt.
  • The glycemic index of saffron is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, saffron and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1122.7%
Contains more IronIron +15757.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1829.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +315544.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.2%
~equal in Calcium ~110mg

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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +601.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1503.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.278mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Saffron Yogurt DV% diff.
Manganese 28.408mg 0.009mg 1235%
Iron 11.1mg 0.07mg 138%
Vitamin C 80.8mg 0mg 90%
Vitamin B6 1.01mg 0.063mg 73%
Magnesium 264mg 11mg 60%
Potassium 1724mg 141mg 47%
Copper 0.328mg 0.017mg 35%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Folate 93µg 7µg 22%
Carbs 65.37g 3.6g 21%
Phosphorus 252mg 135mg 17%
Fiber 3.9g 0g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.067g 0.012g 14%
Calories 310kcal 59kcal 13%
Fats 5.85g 0.39g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.46mg 0.208mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.023mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.117g 7%
Selenium 5.6µg 9.7µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.331mg 7%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.52mg 5%
Sodium 148mg 36mg 5%
Vitamin A 27µg 1µg 3%
Choline 15.1mg 3%
Protein 11.43g 10.19g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.429g 0.053g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.267mg 0.278mg 1%
Net carbs 61.47g 3.6g N/A
Calcium 111mg 110mg 0%
Sugar 3.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g 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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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1715.8%
Contains more OtherOther +656.9%
Contains more WaterWater +615.1%

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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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +709.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17125%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.6%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/nutrients

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

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