Coconut vs. Parsnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between coconut and parsnip
- Coconut has more manganese, copper, iron, fiber, and selenium; however, parsnip has more vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, and vitamin E.
- Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 148% more.
- Coconut has 6 times more selenium than parsnip. Coconut has 10.1µg of selenium, while parsnip has 1.8µg.
- Parsnip is lower in saturated fat.
- Parsnip has a higher glycemic index than coconut.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Parsnips, raw.
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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 more IronIron | +311.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +262.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +86.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +59.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +167.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +461.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +157.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
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 CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +415.2% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +520.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +36.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +150% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +29.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +66.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +11150% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +157.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 29.698g | 0.05g | 135% |
Fats | 33.49g | 0.3g | 51% |
Manganese | 1.5mg | 0.56mg | 41% |
Copper | 0.435mg | 0.12mg | 35% |
Iron | 2.43mg | 0.59mg | 23% |
Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 22.5µg | 19% |
Fiber | 9g | 4.9g | 16% |
Vitamin C | 3.3mg | 17mg | 15% |
Selenium | 10.1µg | 1.8µg | 15% |
Calories | 354kcal | 75kcal | 14% |
Folate | 26µg | 67µg | 10% |
Vitamin E | 0.24mg | 1.49mg | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.3mg | 0.6mg | 6% |
Phosphorus | 113mg | 71mg | 6% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.59mg | 5% |
Protein | 3.33g | 1.2g | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.054mg | 0.09mg | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.425g | 0.112g | 3% |
Choline | 12.1mg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.366g | 0.047g | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.066mg | 0.09mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 0.05mg | 2% |
Calcium | 14mg | 36mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.54mg | 0.7mg | 1% |
Potassium | 356mg | 375mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 32mg | 29mg | 1% |
Carbs | 15.23g | 17.99g | 1% |
Net carbs | 6.23g | 13.09g | N/A |
Sugar | 6.23g | 4.8g | N/A |
Sodium | 20mg | 10mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.039mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.121mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.131mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.247mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.147mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.062mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.169mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.202mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.077mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +177.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +11063.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +18.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +69.2% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1172.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +678.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.8% |