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Parsley vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parsley and butter

  • Butter has less vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, folate, potassium, copper, and fiber.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1361% more.
  • Parsley is lower in saturated fat.
  • Parsley has a higher glycemic index than butter.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Parsley, fresh and Butter, without salt.

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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%
Butter
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2208.3%
Contains more IronIron +30900%
Contains more CopperCopper +831.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1088.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%

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%
Butter
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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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +188.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3026.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23328.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +4966.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +209.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Butter DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 7µg 1361%
Saturated fat 0.132g 50.489g 229%
Vitamin C 133mg 0mg 148%
Fats 0.79g 81.11g 124%
Iron 6.2mg 0.02mg 77%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 23.43g 58%
Folate 152µg 3µg 37%
Calories 36kcal 717kcal 34%
Vitamin A 421µg 684µg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 3.01g 19%
Potassium 554mg 24mg 16%
Copper 0.149mg 0.016mg 15%
Fiber 3.3g 0g 13%
Calcium 138mg 24mg 11%
Magnesium 50mg 2mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 2.32mg 10%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.09mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.042mg 8%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.004mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.005mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.003mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.034mg 5%
Phosphorus 58mg 24mg 5%
Protein 2.97g 0.85g 4%
Selenium 0.1µg 1µg 2%
Sodium 56mg 11mg 2%
Carbs 6.33g 0.06g 2%
Choline 12.8mg 18.8mg 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +249.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10450%
Contains more WaterWater +388.9%
Contains more OtherOther +5400%
Contains more FatsFats +10167.1%

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
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7842.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2327.4%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.