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Parsley vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between parsley and carrots

  • Parsley has more vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, folate, copper, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and potassium, while carrots have more vitamin A.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1356% higher.
  • Carrots contain 23 times less vitamin C than parsley. Parsley contains 133mg of vitamin C, while carrots contain 5.9mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Parsley, fresh and Carrots, 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 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +316.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +318.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.1%
Contains more IronIron +1966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +231.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +345.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.9%
~equal in Selenium ~0.1µg

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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2154.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12324.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +98.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 13.2µg 1356%
Vitamin C 133mg 5.9mg 141%
Iron 6.2mg 0.3mg 74%
Vitamin A 421µg 835µg 46%
Folate 152µg 19µg 33%
Copper 0.149mg 0.045mg 12%
Calcium 138mg 33mg 11%
Magnesium 50mg 12mg 9%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.24mg 8%
Potassium 554mg 320mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.138mg 4%
Protein 2.97g 0.93g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.273mg 3%
Phosphorus 58mg 35mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.058mg 3%
Fiber 3.3g 2.8g 2%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.983mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.066mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 8.8mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.014g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Fats 0.79g 0.24g 1%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0.66mg 1%
Sodium 56mg 69mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Carbs 6.33g 9.58g 1%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.143mg 1%
Calories 36kcal 41kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.03g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 4.74g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.117g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.04mg 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
Carrot
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +219.4%
Contains more FatsFats +229.2%
Contains more OtherOther +129.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.3%
~equal in Water ~88.29g

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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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2007.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.117g

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.