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Star anise vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between star anise and olive

  • Olive has less iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B6, zinc, fiber, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Star anise covers your daily iron needs 421% more than olive.
  • Olive contains 180 times less potassium than star anise. Star anise contains 1441mg of potassium, while olive contains 8mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, anise seed and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large).

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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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +634.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17912.5%
Contains more IronIron +1020%
Contains more CopperCopper +262.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2309.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14566.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +455.6%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8170.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5213.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7122.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Olive DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 3.3mg 421%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.02mg 99%
Copper 0.91mg 0.251mg 73%
Phosphorus 440mg 3mg 62%
Calcium 646mg 88mg 56%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.009mg 49%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.22mg 46%
Fiber 14.6g 3.2g 46%
Potassium 1441mg 8mg 42%
Magnesium 170mg 4mg 40%
Protein 17.6g 0.84g 34%
Sodium 16mg 735mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.003mg 28%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.9mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.037mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.015mg 16%
Carbs 50.02g 6.26g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.911g 15%
Calories 337kcal 115kcal 11%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Fats 15.9g 10.68g 8%
Selenium 5µg 0.9µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 7.888g 5%
Saturated fat 0.586g 1.415g 4%
Folate 10µg 0µg 3%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 3.06g N/A
Vitamin A 16µg 20µg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1995.2%
Contains more FatsFats +48.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +699%
Contains more OtherOther +211.2%
Contains more WaterWater +738.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +245.8%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/nutrients
  2. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.