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Parsley vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between parsley and borage

  • Parsley has more vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, folate, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, borage is richer in manganese.
  • Parsley covers your daily vitamin C needs 109% more than borage.
  • Borage has 12 times less folate than parsley. Parsley has 152µg of folate, while borage has 13µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Parsley, fresh and Borage, 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 28% 41% 124% 43% 5.5% 23% 10% 46% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.9%
Contains more IronIron +87.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +435%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +118.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
~equal in Magnesium ~52mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~53mg

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.
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%
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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 117% 70% 0% 0% 15% 35% 17% 2.5% 19% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +280%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +875.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1069.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.084mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Borage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1367%
Vitamin C 133mg 35mg 109%
Iron 6.2mg 3.3mg 36%
Folate 152µg 13µg 35%
Vitamin A 421µg 210µg 23%
Fiber 3.3g 13%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.349mg 8%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.041mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Calcium 138mg 93mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.15mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.9mg 3%
Potassium 554mg 470mg 2%
Copper 0.149mg 0.13mg 2%
Protein 2.97g 1.8g 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.06mg 2%
Calories 36kcal 21kcal 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.9µg 1%
Sodium 56mg 80mg 1%
Phosphorus 58mg 53mg 1%
Carbs 6.33g 3.06g 1%
Fats 0.79g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 3.03g 3.06g N/A
Magnesium 50mg 52mg 0%
Sugar 0.85g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.084mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.17g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.211g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.109g 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
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
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2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 3.06 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +65%
Contains more FatsFats +12.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +106.9%
Contains more OtherOther +52.8%
~equal in Water ~93g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
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35% 43% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.8%

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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. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/nutrients
  2. Borage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170481/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.