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Star anise vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between star anise and sweet and sour

  • Star anise has more iron, copper, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium than sweet and sour.
  • Star anise's daily need coverage for iron is 459% more.
  • Star anise contains 146 times more fiber than sweet and sour. Star anise contains 14.6g of fiber, while sweet, and sour contains 0.1g.
  • Star anise has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of star anise is 89, while the glycemic index of sweet and sour is 70.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, anise seed and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2025%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6360%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1355.6%
Contains more IronIron +17500%
Contains more CopperCopper +1051.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +5788.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6185.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +202.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%

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 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 +141.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +608.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1536.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +757%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1126.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.21mg 459%
Copper 0.91mg 0.079mg 92%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.761mg 67%
Calcium 646mg 10mg 64%
Phosphorus 440mg 7mg 62%
Fiber 14.6g 0.1g 58%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.09mg 47%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.053mg 46%
Potassium 1441mg 99mg 39%
Magnesium 170mg 8mg 39%
Protein 17.6g 0.27g 35%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.048mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0g 24%
Fats 15.9g 0.02g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.019mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.187mg 18%
Sodium 16mg 371mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.093mg 14%
Vitamin C 21mg 8.7mg 14%
Calories 337kcal 150kcal 9%
Selenium 5µg 0.4µg 8%
Carbs 50.02g 38.22g 4%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0g 3%
Vitamin A 16µg 1µg 2%
Folate 10µg 8µg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 18.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 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
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 +6418.5%
Contains more FatsFats +79400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.9%
Contains more OtherOther +468.9%
Contains more WaterWater +531.8%

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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. 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.