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Beans vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beans and parsley?

  • Beans are richer in fiber, selenium, and phosphorus, while parsley is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, calcium, and potassium.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1366% higher.
  • Parsley has 45 times less selenium than beans. Beans have 4.5µg of selenium, while parsley has 0.1µg.

We used Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Parsley, fresh types in this comparison.

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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.
Beans
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +176%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.2%
Contains more IronIron +2037.9%

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.
Beans
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +74.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +140.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4190.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8320%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +205.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +204900%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Parsley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1640µg 1366%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 133mg 144%
Iron 0.29mg 6.2mg 74%
Vitamin A 5µg 421µg 46%
Folate 24µg 152µg 32%
Calcium 50mg 138mg 9%
Fiber 5.5g 3.3g 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.1µg 8%
Potassium 296mg 554mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Phosphorus 104mg 58mg 7%
Manganese 0.16mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 1.313mg 6%
Copper 0.206mg 0.149mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.086mg 5%
Carbs 20.49g 6.33g 5%
Magnesium 32mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.75mg 4%
Protein 4.8g 2.97g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.09mg 3%
Choline 30.8mg 12.8mg 3%
Calories 105kcal 36kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.098mg 3%
Zinc 1.4mg 1.07mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 56mg 2%
Fats 0.4g 0.79g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.295g 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 3.03g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 0.85g N/A
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.132g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
2
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +223.7%
Contains more FatsFats +97.5%
Contains more WaterWater +20.8%
Contains more OtherOther +28.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
2
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +742.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients
  2. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.