Saffron Calories and nutrition facts · Spices

2 kcal per serving (0.5 g)

Carbs: 0.31 g
Fibre: 0.02 g
Sugars: -
Protein: 0.06 g
Fat: 0.03 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 13% Carbs 71% Fat 15%

Saffron has 2 kcal per serving (0.5 g), with 0.31 g carbs, 0.02 g fibre, 0.06 g protein and 0.03 g fat. 100 g has 310 kcal.

How much is too much

About 360 g of saffron a day reaches the EU safe upper level for iron: 40 mg, the most an adult can have every day without risk of harm. That's 721 × serving (0.5 g).

Last updated June 30, 2026 · Where the data comes from

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How it compares with other spices

Per 100 g, against the 47 spices in our catalog.

Calories 310 kcal · typical 298 kcal
Fibre 3.9 g · typical 22.7 g

Less fibre than 83% of spices.
Iron 11.1 mg · typical 16.3 mg
Potassium 1,724 mg · typical 1,119 mg

More potassium than 71% of spices.
Vitamin C 80.8 mg · typical 21 mg

More vitamin C than 93% of spices.
Calcium 111 mg · typical 437 mg

Less calcium than 87% of spices.

The bar shows this food; the line marks the typical (median) value of the category.

Nutrients in saffron

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Amount

% of the daily value for a healthy adult. Your own needs depend on age, sex and activity.

Energy and macros

Energy 310 kcal (1,298 kJ)

16% of daily
Carbohydrates, net 61g

23% of daily
Protein 11g

15% of daily
Fat 6g

9% of daily
Water 12g

1% of daily
Alcohol 0g

Vitamins

Vitamin A (RAE) 27µg

4% of daily
Vitamin A (Retinol) 0µg
Vitamin D 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin E no data
Vitamin K no data
Vitamin B1 0.12mg

14% of daily
Vitamin B2 0.27mg

17% of daily
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) equivalents 1.46mg

11% of daily
Vitamin B6 1.01mg

63% of daily
Vitamin B9 (Folate) 93µg

28% of daily
Vitamin B12 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin C 81mg

85% of daily

Minerals

Salt no data
Calcium 111mg

12% of daily
Chromium no data
Copper 0.33mg

25% of daily
Fluoride no data
Iodine no data
Iron 11mg

69% of daily
Magnesium 264mg

88% of daily
Manganese 28mg

947% of daily
Molybdenum no data
Phosphorus 252mg

46% of daily
Potassium 1,724mg

49% of daily
Selenium 6µg

8% of daily
Sodium 148mg

7% of max
Zinc 1.09mg

12% of daily

Carbohydrates

Starch no data
Sugars no data
Added Sugars 0g

0% of max
Sucrose no data
Maltose no data
Fructose no data
Galactose no data
Glucose no data
Fibre, total 3.90g

16% of daily
Polyols no data

Fats

Amino acids

Histidine no data
Isoleucine no data
Leucine no data
Lysine no data
Methionine no data
Cysteine no data
Phenylalanine no data
Tyrosine no data
Tryptophan no data
Threonine no data
Valine no data
Alanine no data
Arginine no data
Asparagine no data
Aspartic acid no data
Cystine no data
Glutamic acid no data
Glutamine no data
Glycine no data
Proline no data
Serine no data
Hydroxyproline no data
Taurine no data

Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.

Saffron in other food databases

The same food in national food composition databases, next to ours. Per 100 g.

Per 100 g	Nutriely	USDA
Energy (kcal)	310	310
Protein (g)	11	11
Fat (g)	5.85	5.85
Carbohydrates (g)	61	61
Fibre (g)	3.9	3.9
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Vitamin A
Iron
Calcium
Magnesium
Zinc
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USDA: “Spices, saffron”. Databases measure different samples, so some spread is normal. Nutriely's values are what the app uses. Sources and licences.

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Where the data comes from

United States Department of Agriculture

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