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Parsley vs. Cardoon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parsley and cardoon different?

  • Parsley is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, zinc, calcium, fiber, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, cardoon is richer in copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for parsley is 168% higher.
  • Parsley contains 67 times more vitamin C than cardoon. While parsley contains 133mg of vitamin C, cardoon contains only 2mg.

Parsley, fresh and Cardoon, raw are the varieties 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 21% 35% 26% 77% 4.6% 9.9% 22% 33% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.5%
Contains more IronIron +785.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +529.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +55%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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.
Parsley
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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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 20% 27% 0% 0% 51% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6550%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +330%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +226.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +337.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +123.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Cardoon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1367%
Vitamin C 133mg 2mg 146%
Iron 6.2mg 0.7mg 69%
Vitamin A 421µg 0µg 47%
Folate 152µg 68µg 21%
Copper 0.149mg 0.231mg 9%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.17mg 8%
Calcium 138mg 70mg 7%
Fiber 3.3g 1.6g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.02mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.3mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.03mg 5%
Protein 2.97g 0.7g 5%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Sodium 56mg 170mg 5%
Phosphorus 58mg 23mg 5%
Potassium 554mg 400mg 5%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.256mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.116mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Magnesium 50mg 42mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.018g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.041g 1%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.011g 1%
Calories 36kcal 17kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.338mg 1%
Carbs 6.33g 4.07g 1%
Fats 0.79g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 2.47g N/A
Sugar 0.85g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0.2µg 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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.07 g
Water: 94 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +324.3%
Contains more FatsFats +690%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.5%
Contains more OtherOther +94.7%
~equal in Water ~94g

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
16% 26% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1538.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +202.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%

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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. Cardoon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169981/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.