Safflower vs. Tahini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between safflower and tahini?

Safflower is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B5, magnesium, manganese, and folate, yet tahini is higher in iron, calcium, fats, and vitamin B3.
Safflower's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 79% more.
Safflower has 6 times more vitamin B5 than tahini. While safflower has 4.03mg of vitamin B5, tahini has only 0.693mg.
The amount of saturated fat in safflower is lower.

We used Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried and Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted, and toasted kernels (most common type) types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Safflower

Tahini

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+271.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+38.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+446.2%
Contains more IronIron	+82.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Copper ~1.61mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.62mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Safflower

Tahini

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+481.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+685.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+63.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+138.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.22mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	1.17mg	0.149mg	79%
Vitamin B5	4.03mg	0.693mg	67%
Selenium		34.4µg	63%
Magnesium	353mg	95mg	61%
Iron	4.9mg	8.95mg	51%
Monounsaturated fat	4.848g	20.302g	39%
Fiber		9.3g	37%
Calcium	78mg	426mg	35%
Polyunsaturated fat	28.223g	23.564g	31%
Fats	38.45g	53.76g	24%
Manganese	2.014mg	1.456mg	24%
Vitamin B3	2.284mg	5.45mg	20%
Saturated fat	3.682g	7.529g	17%
Folate	160µg	98µg	16%
Copper	1.747mg	1.61mg	15%
Phosphorus	644mg	732mg	13%
Potassium	687mg	414mg	8%
Sodium	3mg	115mg	5%
Vitamin B1	1.163mg	1.22mg	5%
Choline		25.8mg	5%
Calories	517kcal	595kcal	4%
Carbs	34.29g	21.19g	4%
Zinc	5.05mg	4.62mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.415mg	0.473mg	4%
Protein	16.18g	17g	2%
Vitamin E		0.25mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	2.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	320kcal	350kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	17g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	9	5.8	N/A
Net carbs	34.29g	11.89g	N/A
Sugar		0.49g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.183mg	0.372mg	0%
Threonine	0.586mg	0.706mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.717mg	0.731mg	0%
Leucine	1.154mg	1.302mg	0%
Lysine	0.534mg	0.545mg	0%
Methionine	0.284mg	0.561mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.806mg	0.901mg	0%
Valine	1.025mg	0.95mg	0%
Histidine	0.452mg	0.5mg	0%