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Saffron

Regional seasonality

Available all year, with no season to wait for. — Northern North America

  • Jan
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Nutritional values (per 100g)

  • Calories310 kcal
  • Proteins11.4 g
  • Carbohydrates65.4 g
  • Fats5.85 g
  • Fiber3.9 g
  • Sodium0.148 g
  • Sugars0 g
  • CO₂ footprint500 g
Detailed nutrition enriched from Canadian Nutrient File — Spices, saffron

Per 100 g

Key nutrients

Saturated fat, calcium and iron. Open the full profile for every vitamin, mineral and fatty acid reported.

Nutrition source Health Canada · CNF 2026

These are the nutrient amounts available for 100 g of this ingredient. A missing nutrient means that no value was reported—not that the amount is zero.

  • Saturated fat 1.59 g7.9% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 20 g/day
  • Calcium 111 mg11% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1000 mg/day
  • Iron 11.1 mg50–79% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 14–22 mg/day
Full nutrient profile 62 nutrients
Minerals Calcium, iron, potassium and more 8 nutrients
  • Magnesium 264 mg85% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 310 mg/day
  • Phosphorus 252 mg36% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 700 mg/day
  • Potassium 1724 mg49% of daily target Codex NRV-NCD: target 3500 mg/day
  • Sodium 148 mg7.4% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 2000 mg/day
  • Zinc 1.09 mg7.8–9.9% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 11–14 mg/day
  • Copper 0.328 mg36% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 900 µg/day
  • Manganese 28.4 mg947% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 3 mg/day
  • Selenium 5.6 µg9.3% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 60 µg/day
Vitamins Fat- and water-soluble vitamins 16 nutrients
  • Retinol 0 µg
  • Retinol activity equivalents 27 µg3.4% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 800 µg RAE/day
  • Beta carotene 324 µg
  • Vitamin D (International Units) 0 IU
  • Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5–15 µg/day
  • Vitamin C 80.8 mg81% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 100 mg/day
  • Thiamine 0.115 mg9.6% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Riboflavin 0.267 mg22% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Niacin (nicotinic acid) preformed 1.46 mg9.7% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Total niacin equivalent 3.56 mg NE24% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Vitamin B-6 1.01 mg78% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.3 mg/day
  • Total folacin 93 µg
  • Vitamin B-12 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 2.4 µg/day
  • Folic acid 0 µg
  • Naturally occurring folate 93 µg
  • Dietary folate equivalents 93 µg23% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 400 µg DFE/day
Fatty acids Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids 33 nutrients
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Fatty acids, trans, total 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 4:0, butanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 6:0, hexanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 8:0, octanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 10:0, decanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 12:0, dodecanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 14:0, tetradecanoic 0.006 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 16:0, hexadecanoic 1.16 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 18:0, octadecanoic 0.247 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1undifferentiated, octadecenoic 0.39 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2undifferentiated, linoleic, octadecadienoic 0.754 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3undifferentiated, linolenic, octadecatrienoic 1.24 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4, eicosatetraenoic 0.013 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:6 n-3, docosahexaenoic (DHA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 16:1undifferentiated, hexadecenoic 0.003 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:4, octadecatetraenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 20:1, eicosenoic 0.006 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:5 n-3, eicosapentaenoic (EPA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1undifferentiated, docosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:5 n-3, docosapentaenoic (DPA) 0.006 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, total 0.429 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total 2.07 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1t, docosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2 c,c n-6, linoleic, octadecadienoic 0.75 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1c, docosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-6, g-linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3, eicosatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-3 linolenic, octadecatrienoic 1.24 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-3 eicosatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-6, eicosatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4 n-6, arachidonic 0.01 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:4 n-6, docosatetraenoic 0 g
Sugars Individual sugars reported in the food 1 nutrient
  • Sugars, total 0 g
Other compounds Additional compounds measured by CNF 4 nutrients
  • Alcohol 0 g
  • Moisture 11.9 g
  • Caffeine 0 mg
  • Theobromine 0 mg
What does “% of daily reference” mean?

Codex Nutrient Reference Values are standard daily values for the general population older than 36 months, designed for nutrition labelling. The percentage shows how much this amount contributes to that daily reference; it is a comparison guide, not a personalised medical target. Vitamin D, iron and zinc use ranges because their Codex values depend on sunlight exposure or dietary absorption. Sodium and saturated fat are daily maximums; potassium is a daily target. A percentage is shown only when the stored nutrient matches the Codex total or equivalent. Codex does not define a separate daily reference for each individual fatty acid.

Read the official Codex CXG 2-1985 references

Description

Dried stigmas of the saffron crocus, the world's most precious spice. A few threads give rice, risotto and paella their golden colour and floral aroma.

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