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Star anise vs. Pancake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between star anise and pancake

  • Pancake has less iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C.
  • Star anise covers your daily iron needs 440% more than pancake.
  • Pancake contains 70 times less vitamin C than star anise. Star anise contains 21mg of vitamin C, while pancake contains 0.3mg.
  • The glycemic index of star anise is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, anise seed and Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 66% 12% 68% 16% 15% 68% 57% 26% 81%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +962.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +195%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +991.7%
Contains more IronIron +1953.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1757.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +846.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1050%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +198%

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%
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 1% 18% 0% 0% 50% 65% 29% 24% 11% 28% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +95.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1313%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.281mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Pancake DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 1.8mg 440%
Copper 0.91mg 0.049mg 96%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.2mg 91%
Fiber 14.6g 58%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.046mg 46%
Calcium 646mg 219mg 43%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.56mg 43%
Phosphorus 440mg 159mg 40%
Potassium 1441mg 132mg 39%
Magnesium 170mg 16mg 37%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.3mg 23%
Protein 17.6g 6.4g 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 59mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 2.474g 18%
Selenium 5µg 14.9µg 18%
Sodium 16mg 439mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.201mg 12%
Fats 15.9g 9.7g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 4.447g 9%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 1.567mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.22µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.405mg 8%
Folate 10µg 38µg 7%
Carbs 50.02g 28.3g 7%
Saturated fat 0.586g 2.122g 7%
Calories 337kcal 227kcal 6%
Vitamin A 16µg 54µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.281mg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 28.3g N/A
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0%
Threonine 0.237mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.513mg 0%
Lysine 0.321mg 0%
Methionine 0.147mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.319mg 0%
Valine 0.335mg 0%
Histidine 0.152mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A

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
6% 10% 28% 53% 3%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 28.3 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +175%
Contains more FatsFats +63.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +76.7%
Contains more OtherOther +157%
Contains more WaterWater +454.5%

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
23% 27% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.447 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +295.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.2%

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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. Pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175009/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.