{"id":6780,"date":"2025-04-07T10:26:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ravangco.com\/lang\/?p=6780"},"modified":"2025-04-07T10:26:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:26:05","slug":"nutritional-value-of-saffron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravangco.com\/lang\/2025\/04\/07\/nutritional-value-of-saffron\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutritional value of saffron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"32\" data-end=\"348\">Saffron has unique nutritional and medicinal properties. Although saffron is not considered a primary source of nutrients due to its small consumption in food, the compounds present in it have significant benefits due to their high potency. The nutritional value of saffron per 100 grams is approximately as follows:<\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"655\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"375\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"375\"><strong data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"366\">Calories:<\/strong> 310 kcal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"398\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"398\"><strong data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"391\">Protein:<\/strong> 11.4 g<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"417\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"417\"><strong data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"410\">Fat:<\/strong> 5.85 g<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"446\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"446\"><strong data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"439\">Carbohydrates:<\/strong> 65.4 g<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"474\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"474\"><strong data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"468\">Dietary Fiber:<\/strong> 3.9 g<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"527\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"527\"><strong data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"492\">Vitamin C:<\/strong> 80.8 mg (boosts the immune system)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"585\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"585\"><strong data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"545\">Potassium:<\/strong> 1724 mg (helps regulate blood pressure)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"610\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"610\"><strong data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"603\">Magnesium:<\/strong> 264 mg<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"633\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"633\"><strong data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"626\">Calcium:<\/strong> 111 mg<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"655\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"655\"><strong data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"647\">Iron:<\/strong> 11.1 mg<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"991\">Saffron also contains significant amounts of antioxidants, which help in preventing oxidative stress and protecting cells. Compounds such as <strong data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"808\">crocin<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"825\">picrocrocin<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"843\">safranal<\/strong>, which give saffron its distinctive color and aroma, have medicinal properties like improving mood, reducing stress, and anti-inflammatory effects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saffron has unique nutritional and medicinal properties. Although saffron is not considered a primary source of nutrients due to its small consumption in food, the compounds present in it have significant benefits due to their high potency. The nutritional value of saffron per 100 grams is approximately as follows: Calories: 310 kcal Protein: 11.4 g [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-in-saffron","category-science"],"acf":{"photo_gallery":{"photo_gallery":[[]]}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nutritional value of saffron - Ravang Saffron<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nutritional value of saffron - Ravang Saffron\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Saffron has unique nutritional and medicinal properties. 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