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Sun-dried tomato vs. Saffron — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sun-dried tomato and saffron

  • Sun-dried tomato has more vitamin C, copper, vitamin A, and vitamin B3; however, saffron is higher in manganese, iron, vitamin B6, magnesium, folate, and phosphorus.
  • Saffron covers your daily need for manganese, 1215% more than sun-dried tomato.
  • Sun-dried tomato has 2 times more vitamin B3 than saffron. While sun-dried tomato has 3.63mg of vitamin B3, saffron has only 1.46mg.
  • The glycemic index of saffron is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained and Spices, saffron.

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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 58% 14% 138% 101% 158% 21% 60% 35% 61% 16%
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%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.2%
Contains more IronIron +314.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5996.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +86.7%

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 339% 21% 0% 0% 48% 88% 68% 29% 74% 0% 0% 17% 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 269% 9% 0% 0% 29% 62% 27% 0% 233% 0% 0% 70% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +26%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +137%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +216.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +304.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sun-dried tomato Saffron DV% diff.
Manganese 0.466mg 28.408mg 1215%
Iron 2.68mg 11.1mg 105%
Vitamin B6 0.319mg 1.01mg 53%
Magnesium 81mg 264mg 44%
Vitamin C 101.8mg 80.8mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.663g 0.429g 21%
Folate 23µg 93µg 18%
Copper 0.473mg 0.328mg 16%
Phosphorus 139mg 252mg 16%
Carbs 23.33g 65.37g 14%
Vitamin B3 3.63mg 1.46mg 14%
Fats 14.08g 5.85g 13%
Protein 5.06g 11.43g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.479mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.383mg 0.267mg 9%
Fiber 5.8g 3.9g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.193mg 0.115mg 7%
Calcium 47mg 111mg 6%
Calories 213kcal 310kcal 5%
Selenium 3µg 5.6µg 5%
Sodium 266mg 148mg 5%
Potassium 1565mg 1724mg 5%
Vitamin A 64µg 27µg 4%
Zinc 0.78mg 1.09mg 3%
Saturated fat 1.893g 1.586g 1%
Net carbs 17.53g 61.47g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 2.06g 2.067g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.185mg 0%
Lysine 0.186mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.131mg 0%
Valine 0.13mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 14% 23% 54% 4%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 14.08 g
Carbs: 23.33 g
Water: 53.83 g
Other: 3.7 g
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
Contains more FatsFats +140.7%
Contains more WaterWater +352.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +125.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +180.2%
Contains more OtherOther +47.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 69% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.893 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.663 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.06 g
39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.429 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.067 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1919.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~2.067g

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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. Sun-dried tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169384/nutrients
  2. Saffron - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170934/nutrients

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

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