Banana vs. Parsnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are bananas and parsnip different?
- Bananas are richer in vitamin B6, while parsnip is higher in vitamin K, manganese, folate, vitamin E, vitamin C, fiber, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
- Bananas cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 21% more than parsnip.
- Parsnip has a higher glycemic index (97) than bananas (48).
Bananas, raw and Parsnips, raw types were used in this article.
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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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -90% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +620% |
Contains more IronIron | +126.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +53.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +293.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +222.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +107.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +80% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +46% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +307.8% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +95.4% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1390% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +190.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +79.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +4400% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +235% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B6 | 0.367mg | 0.09mg | 21% |
Vitamin K | 0.5µg | 22.5µg | 18% |
Manganese | 0.27mg | 0.56mg | 13% |
Folate | 20µg | 67µg | 12% |
Fiber | 2.6g | 4.9g | 9% |
Vitamin C | 8.7mg | 17mg | 9% |
Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 1.49mg | 9% |
Phosphorus | 22mg | 71mg | 7% |
Fructose | 4.85g | 6% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.334mg | 0.6mg | 5% |
Copper | 0.078mg | 0.12mg | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.031mg | 0.09mg | 5% |
Iron | 0.26mg | 0.59mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.15mg | 0.59mg | 4% |
Calcium | 5mg | 36mg | 3% |
Carbs | 22.84g | 17.99g | 2% |
Starch | 5.38g | 2% | |
Choline | 9.8mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.073mg | 0.05mg | 2% |
Calories | 89kcal | 75kcal | 1% |
Potassium | 358mg | 375mg | 1% |
Selenium | 1µg | 1.8µg | 1% |
Protein | 1.09g | 1.2g | 0% |
Fats | 0.33g | 0.3g | 0% |
Net carbs | 20.24g | 13.09g | N/A |
Magnesium | 27mg | 29mg | 0% |
Sugar | 12.23g | 4.8g | N/A |
Sodium | 1mg | 10mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 3µg | 0µg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.665mg | 0.7mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.112g | 0.05g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.032g | 0.112g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.073g | 0.047g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.009mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.028mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.028mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.068mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.05mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.008mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.049mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.047mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.077mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +27% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +10.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +18.1% |
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Fats
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Water
~79.53g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +55.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -55.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +250% |